Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4 68
Launched
January 21, 1970
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 68 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 21, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 458th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 1,053rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 115th Voskhod flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-322, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 319 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 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
- 115th Voskhod flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 458th launch5th this yearhumanity's 1,053rd orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-322 · NORAD 4315 · 1970-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-007A
- Epoch
- 1970-01-21 14:45:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08129936 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0091028
- Inclination
- 65.422°
- Ascending node
- 278.8274°
- Arg. of perigee
- 44.4285°
- Mean anomaly
- 316.4153°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-322 · NORAD 4315 · landed January 29, 1970
Voskhod (N115) Blok-I · re-entered January 25, 1970
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65th launch from 41/1, 1st this year · 111th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4 68 launch?
Zenit-4 68 launched on January 21, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 68?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 68?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 68 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4 68 reach?
Kosmos-322, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 319 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 68 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).