Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 6
Launched
September 8, 1970
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 8, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 503rd launch, 50th this year and humanity's 1,124th orbital launch attempt. It was the 133rd Voskhod flight and the 20th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-361, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 305 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 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
- 133rd Voskhod flight · 20th this yearSoviet Space Program's 503rd launch50th this yearhumanity's 1,124th orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-361 · NORAD 4524 · 1970-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-071A
- Epoch
- 1970-09-08 17:46:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08280117 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.007031
- Inclination
- 72.8736°
- Ascending node
- 148.5915°
- Arg. of perigee
- 56.6345°
- Mean anomaly
- 304.1601°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-361 · NORAD 4524 · landed September 21, 1970
Voskhod (N133) Blok-I · re-entered September 14, 1970
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
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
74th launch from 41/1, 10th this year · 142nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 6 launch?
Zenit-4M 6 launched on September 8, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 6?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 6 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 6 reach?
Kosmos-361, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 305 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).