Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4M 9
Launched
December 15, 1970
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4M 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 15, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 536th launch, 83rd this year and humanity's 1,166th orbital launch attempt. It was the 143rd Voskhod flight and the 30th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-386, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 271 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 6 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
- 143rd Voskhod flight · 30th this yearSoviet Space Program's 536th launch83rd this yearhumanity's 1,166th orbital launch attempt120th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-386 · NORAD 4804 · 1970-110 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-110A
- Epoch
- 1970-12-15 11:21:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.17153549 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0054729
- Inclination
- 64.9963°
- Ascending node
- 269.5082°
- Arg. of perigee
- 19.0673°
- Mean anomaly
- 341.2484°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-386 · NORAD 4804 · landed December 28, 1970
Voskhod (N143) Blok-I · re-entered December 19, 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
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
108th launch from 31/6, 15th this year · 311th 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
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Questions
When did Zenit-4M 9 launch?
Zenit-4M 9 launched on December 15, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4M 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4M 9?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4M 9 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4M 9 reach?
Kosmos-386, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 271 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4M 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).