Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A921/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 10
Launched
April 28, 1963
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 28, 1963. It was Soviet Space Program's 57th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 243rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Vostok 8A92 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-16, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 387 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Vostok 8A92 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Vostok 8A92 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 57th launch8th this yearhumanity's 243rd orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-16 · NORAD 571 · 1963-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-012A
- Epoch
- 1963-04-28 10:12:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.94145524 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0133755
- Inclination
- 64.7764°
- Ascending node
- 24.3925°
- Arg. of perigee
- 55.8321°
- Mean anomaly
- 305.4288°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-16 · NORAD 571 · landed May 8, 1963
Vostok-2 (N08) Stage 3 · re-entered May 20, 1963
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.
Pad

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47th launch from 1/5, 6th this year · 47th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 10 launch?
Zenit-2 10 launched on April 28, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 10?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 10 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 10 reach?
Kosmos-16, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 387 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
