Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A921/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 11
Launched
May 24, 1963
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 24, 1963. It was Soviet Space Program's 59th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 249th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Vostok 8A92 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-18, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 277 km orbit inclined 64.6°. 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
- 9th Vostok 8A92 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 59th launch10th this yearhumanity's 249th orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-18 · NORAD 586 · 1963-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-018A
- Epoch
- 1963-05-24 10:25:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11993911 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0043189
- Inclination
- 64.6465°
- Ascending node
- 76.3416°
- Arg. of perigee
- 39.2858°
- Mean anomaly
- 321.0743°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-18 · NORAD 586 · landed June 2, 1963
Vostok-2 (N09) Stage 3 · re-entered June 8, 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
48th launch from 1/5, 7th this year · 48th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 11 launch?
Zenit-2 11 launched on May 24, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 11?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 11 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 11 reach?
Kosmos-18, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 277 km orbit inclined 64.6°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).