Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4M 3
Launched
April 23, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 23, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 402nd launch, 31st this year and humanity's 966th orbital launch attempt. It was the 93rd Voskhod flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-280, one of 4 catalogued objects, from April 27, 1969, was 214 × 253 km inclined 51.6°. 4 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
- 93rd Voskhod flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 402nd launch31st this yearhumanity's 966th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-280 · NORAD 3906 · 1969-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-040A
- Epoch
- 1969-04-27 10:08:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.17494802 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0030159
- Inclination
- 51.6072°
- Ascending node
- 348.0907°
- Arg. of perigee
- 43.7606°
- Mean anomaly
- 316.5696°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 65
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-280 · NORAD 3906 · landed May 6, 1969
Voskhod (N93) Blok-I · re-entered April 26, 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
118th launch from 1/5, 6th this year · 261st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4M 3 launch?
Zenit-4M 3 launched on April 23, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 3?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 3 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 3 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-280, one of 4 catalogued objects, from April 27, 1969, was 214 × 253 km inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).