Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4 73
Launched
June 17, 1970
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 73 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 17, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 485th launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 1,095th orbital launch attempt. It was the 126th Voskhod flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-349, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 342 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
- 126th Voskhod flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 485th launch32nd this yearhumanity's 1,095th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-349 · NORAD 4416 · 1970-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-045A
- Epoch
- 1970-06-17 12:46:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0295154 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.010314
- Inclination
- 65.3998°
- Ascending node
- 79.1009°
- Arg. of perigee
- 50.1435°
- Mean anomaly
- 310.8641°
- 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-349 · NORAD 4416 · landed June 25, 1970
Voskhod (N126) Blok-I · re-entered June 22, 1970
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6th launch from 43/4 (43R), 5th this year · 131st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
75 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4 73 launch?
Zenit-4 73 launched on June 17, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 73?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 73?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 73 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4 73 reach?
Kosmos-349, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 342 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 73 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).