Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 65
Launched
September 18, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 65 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 18, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 427th launch, 56th this year and humanity's 1,010th orbital launch attempt. It was the 106th Voskhod flight and the 25th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-299, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 292 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
- 106th Voskhod flight · 25th this yearSoviet Space Program's 427th launch56th this yearhumanity's 1,010th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-299 · NORAD 4097 · 1969-078 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-078A
- Epoch
- 1969-09-18 10:01:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10525773 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.006018
- Inclination
- 64.9698°
- Ascending node
- 162.9191°
- Arg. of perigee
- 63.5687°
- Mean anomaly
- 297.165°
- 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-299 · NORAD 4097 · landed September 22, 1969
Voskhod (N106) Blok-I · re-entered September 24, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
90th launch from 31/6, 9th this year · 274th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4 65 launch?
Zenit-4 65 launched on September 18, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 65?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 65?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 65 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4 65 reach?
Kosmos-299, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 292 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 65 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).