Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 70
Launched
April 8, 1970
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 70 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 8, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 471st launch, 18th this year and humanity's 1,074th orbital launch attempt. It was the 121st Voskhod flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-331, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 329 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 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
- 121st Voskhod flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 471st launch18th this yearhumanity's 1,074th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-331 · NORAD 4364 · 1970-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-026A
- Epoch
- 1970-04-08 10:07:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04809385 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0091839
- Inclination
- 64.9416°
- Ascending node
- 27.2155°
- Arg. of perigee
- 41.7371°
- Mean anomaly
- 318.0549°
- 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-331 · NORAD 4364 · landed April 16, 1970
Voskhod (N121) Blok-I · re-entered April 16, 1970
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
95th launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 286th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
89 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4 70 launch?
Zenit-4 70 launched on April 8, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 70?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 70?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 70 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4 70 reach?
Kosmos-331, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 329 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 70 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).