Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 60
Launched
June 27, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 60 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 27, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 411th launch, 40th this year and humanity's 982nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 99th Voskhod flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-288, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 149 × 236 km orbit inclined 52.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Voskhod · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 99th Voskhod flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 411th launch40th this yearhumanity's 982nd orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-288 · NORAD 3994 · 1969-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-055A
- Epoch
- 1969-06-27 08:17:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.32841717 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.006632
- Inclination
- 51.958°
- Ascending node
- 30.8856°
- Arg. of perigee
- 186.1617°
- Mean anomaly
- 173.8502°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-288 · NORAD 3994 · landed July 5, 1969
Voskhod (N99) Blok-I · re-entered July 2, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
119th launch from 1/5, 7th this year · 265th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4 60 launch?
Zenit-4 60 launched on June 27, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 60?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 60?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 60 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4 60 reach?
Kosmos-288, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 149 × 236 km orbit inclined 52.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 60 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).