Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MK 1
Launched
December 23, 1969
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4MK 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 23, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 451st launch, 80th this year and humanity's 1,044th orbital launch attempt. It was the 113th Voskhod flight and the 32nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-317, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 293 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 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
- 113th Voskhod flight · 32nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 451st launch80th this yearhumanity's 1,044th orbital launch attempt125th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-317 · NORAD 4280 · 1969-109 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-109A
- Epoch
- 1969-12-23 16:34:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09974131 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.005915
- Inclination
- 65.4002°
- Ascending node
- 277.7674°
- Arg. of perigee
- 71.3261°
- Mean anomaly
- 289.4333°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-317 · NORAD 4280 · landed January 5, 1970
Voskhod (N113) Blok-I · re-entered December 28, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
64th launch from 41/1, 21st this year · 107th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MK 1 launch?
Zenit-4MK 1 launched on December 23, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 1?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MK 1 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MK 1 reach?
Kosmos-317, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 293 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).