Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 71
Launched
May 20, 1970
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 71 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 20, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 479th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 1,087th orbital launch attempt. It was the 124th Voskhod flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-345, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 160 × 303 km orbit inclined 52.0°. 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
- 124th Voskhod flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 479th launch26th this yearhumanity's 1,087th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-345 · NORAD 4403 · 1970-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-039A
- Epoch
- 1970-05-20 10:38:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.18273963 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0108469
- Inclination
- 52.0118°
- Ascending node
- 28.2524°
- Arg. of perigee
- 344.2112°
- Mean anomaly
- 15.5494°
- 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-345 · NORAD 4403 · landed May 28, 1970
Voskhod (N124) Blok-I · re-entered May 23, 1970
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
96th launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 287th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4 71 launch?
Zenit-4 71 launched on May 20, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 71?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 71?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 71 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4 71 reach?
Kosmos-345, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 160 × 303 km orbit inclined 52.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 71 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).