Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4M 2
Launched
January 23, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 23, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 378th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 928th orbital launch attempt. It was the 83rd Voskhod flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-264, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 295 km orbit inclined 69.7°. 3 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
- 83rd Voskhod flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 378th launch7th this yearhumanity's 928th orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-264 · NORAD 3667 · 1969-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-008A
- Epoch
- 1969-01-23 09:08:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0819098 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0055018
- Inclination
- 69.6704°
- Ascending node
- 303.1403°
- Arg. of perigee
- 57.9377°
- Mean anomaly
- 303.8931°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-264 · NORAD 3667 · landed February 5, 1969
Voskhod (N83) Blok-I · re-entered January 30, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The soviet Zenit-4M (Rotor, 11F691) was an improved version of the Zenit-4 high resolution reconnaissance satellite and was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
116th launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 251st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
8 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 2 launch?
Zenit-4M 2 launched on January 23, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 2?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 2 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 2 reach?
Kosmos-264, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 295 km orbit inclined 69.7°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).