Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4 64
Launched
September 2, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 64 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 2, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 425th launch, 54th this year and humanity's 1,008th orbital launch attempt. It was the 105th Voskhod flight and the 24th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-297, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 344 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 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
- 105th Voskhod flight · 24th this yearSoviet Space Program's 425th launch54th this yearhumanity's 1,008th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-297 · NORAD 4082 · 1969-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-076A
- Epoch
- 1969-09-02 10:48:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04327592 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.011158
- Inclination
- 72.8447°
- Ascending node
- 151.2812°
- Arg. of perigee
- 50.3931°
- Mean anomaly
- 310.6294°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-297 · NORAD 4082 · landed September 10, 1969
Voskhod (N105) Blok-I · re-entered September 11, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
59th launch from 41/1, 16th this year · 94th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4 64 launch?
Zenit-4 64 launched on September 2, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 64?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 64?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 64 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4 64 reach?
Kosmos-297, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 344 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 64 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
