Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A921/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 15
Launched
December 19, 1963
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 19, 1963. It was Soviet Space Program's 72nd launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 290th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Vostok 8A92 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-24, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 406 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- 12th Vostok 8A92 flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 72nd launch23rd this yearhumanity's 290th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-24 · NORAD 712 · 1963-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-052A
- Epoch
- 1963-12-19 10:51:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.90538863 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0146812
- Inclination
- 64.9967°
- Ascending node
- 265.3271°
- Arg. of perigee
- 40.8899°
- Mean anomaly
- 320.2023°
- 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-24 · NORAD 712 · landed December 28, 1963
Vostok-2 (N13) Stage 3 · re-entered January 25, 1964
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
55th launch from 1/5, 14th this year · 56th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 15 launch?
Zenit-2 15 launched on December 19, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 15?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 15 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 15 reach?
Kosmos-24, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 406 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).