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Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A921/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Zenit-2 10

Launched

April 28, 1963

Launch Successful

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.

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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

64.8°Inclination
209 × 387 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
24.4°Ascending node
23182 d agoElement epoch1963-04-28 10:12 UTC · stale

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

Map of 1/5

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

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).