Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 72
Launched
June 10, 1970
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 72 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 10, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 482nd launch, 29th this year and humanity's 1,091st orbital launch attempt. It was the 125th Voskhod flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-346, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 303 km orbit inclined 51.7°. 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
- 125th Voskhod flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 482nd launch29th this yearhumanity's 1,091st orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-346 · NORAD 4409 · 1970-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-042A
- Epoch
- 1970-06-10 10:48:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.12437535 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.008482
- Inclination
- 51.7019°
- Ascending node
- 50.8691°
- Arg. of perigee
- 14.1312°
- Mean anomaly
- 346.2057°
- 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-346 · NORAD 4409 · landed June 17, 1970
Voskhod (N125) Blok-I · re-entered June 13, 1970
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
98th launch from 31/6, 5th this year · 289th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
8 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4 72 launch?
Zenit-4 72 launched on June 10, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 72?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 72?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 72 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4 72 reach?
Kosmos-346, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 303 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 72 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).