Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 9
Launched
August 3, 1965
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.
- 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
- 13th Voskhod flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 136th launch28th this yearhumanity's 462nd orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
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

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
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
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).
