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Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-4 9

Launched

August 3, 1965

Launch Successful

Image: RKK Energia

Summary

Zenit-4 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 3, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 136th launch, 28th this year and humanity's 462nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Voskhod flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-77, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 308 km orbit inclined 51.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Voskhod · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
13th Voskhod flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 136th launch28th this yearhumanity's 462nd orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

51.8°Inclination
192 × 308 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
126.9°Ascending node
22353 d agoElement epoch1965-08-03 13:47 UTC · stale

Kosmos-77 · NORAD 1469 · 1965-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1965-061A
Epoch
1965-08-03 13:47:31 UTC
Mean motion
16.11528416 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0087526
Inclination
51.7892°
Ascending node
126.9156°
Arg. of perigee
20.6528°
Mean anomaly
339.7745°
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-77 · NORAD 1469 · landed August 11, 1965

Voskhod (N13) Blok-I · re-entered August 8, 1965

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Pad

Map of 31/6

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

23rd launch from 31/6, 11th this year · 107th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

21 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Zenit-4 9 launch?

Zenit-4 9 launched on August 3, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Zenit-4 9?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Zenit-4 9?

Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet

Where did Zenit-4 9 launch from?

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did Zenit-4 9 reach?

Kosmos-77, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 308 km orbit inclined 51.8°.

How many satellites did Zenit-4 9 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).