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Zenit-4MK 3

Launched

September 22, 1970

Launch Successful

Image: RKK Energia

Summary

Zenit-4MK 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 22, 1970. It was Soviet Space Program's 508th launch, 55th this year and humanity's 1,129th orbital launch attempt. It was the 135th Voskhod flight and the 22nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-364, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 316 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Voskhod · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
135th Voskhod flight · 22nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 508th launch55th this yearhumanity's 1,129th orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

65.4°Inclination
213 × 316 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements
174.0°Ascending node
20477 d agoElement epoch1970-09-22 17:14 UTC · stale

Kosmos-364 · NORAD 4553 · 1970-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1970-075A
Epoch
1970-09-22 17:14:47 UTC
Mean motion
16.06254221 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0077769
Inclination
65.4039°
Ascending node
174.0241°
Arg. of perigee
64.7419°
Mean anomaly
296.174°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
3
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-364 · NORAD 4553 · landed October 2, 1970

Voskhod (N135) Blok-I · re-entered September 28, 1970

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.

Pad

Map of 41/1

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

75th launch from 41/1, 11th this year · 144th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

14 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Zenit-4MK 3 launch?

Zenit-4MK 3 launched on September 22, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Zenit-4MK 3?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Zenit-4MK 3?

Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet

Where did Zenit-4MK 3 launch from?

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Zenit-4MK 3 reach?

Kosmos-364, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 316 km orbit inclined 65.4°.

How many satellites did Zenit-4MK 3 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).