Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4M 8
Launched
October 30, 1970
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 30, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 524th launch, 71st this year and humanity's 1,147th orbital launch attempt. It was the 139th Voskhod flight and the 26th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-376, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 307 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 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
- 139th Voskhod flight · 26th this yearSoviet Space Program's 524th launch71st this yearhumanity's 1,147th orbital launch attempt101st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-376 · NORAD 4599 · 1970-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-092A
- Epoch
- 1970-10-30 14:35:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0973568 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0078409
- Inclination
- 65.3527°
- Ascending node
- 216.9841°
- Arg. of perigee
- 65.9026°
- Mean anomaly
- 295.0334°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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-376 · NORAD 4599 · landed November 12, 1970
Voskhod (N139) Blok-I · re-entered November 5, 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
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11th launch from 43/4 (43R), 10th this year · 150th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 8 launch?
Zenit-4M 8 launched on October 30, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 8?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 8 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 8 reach?
Kosmos-376, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 307 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).