Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 63
Launched
August 29, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 63 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 29, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 424th launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 1,007th orbital launch attempt. It was the 104th Voskhod flight and the 23rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-296, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 314 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- 104th Voskhod flight · 23rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 424th launch53rd this yearhumanity's 1,007th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-296 · NORAD 4080 · 1969-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-075A
- Epoch
- 1969-08-29 10:26:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07336595 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0079649
- Inclination
- 64.9724°
- Ascending node
- 149.4629°
- Arg. of perigee
- 60.0134°
- Mean anomaly
- 300.8919°
- 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-296 · NORAD 4080 · landed September 6, 1969
Voskhod (N104) Blok-I · re-entered September 5, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
89th launch from 31/6, 8th this year · 272nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4 63 launch?
Zenit-4 63 launched on August 29, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 63?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 63?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 63 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4 63 reach?
Kosmos-296, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 314 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 63 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).