Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A9231/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 16
Launched
April 4, 1964
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 4, 1964. It was Soviet Space Program's 80th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 314th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Vostok 8A92 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-28, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 387 km orbit inclined 64.6°. 3 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
- 13th Vostok 8A92 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 80th launch8th this yearhumanity's 314th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-28 · NORAD 779 · 1964-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-017A
- Epoch
- 1964-04-04 11:07:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.93192268 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0130243
- Inclination
- 64.6494°
- Ascending node
- 15.7415°
- Arg. of perigee
- 47.5416°
- Mean anomaly
- 313.5973°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-28 · NORAD 779 · landed April 12, 1964
Vostok-2 (N14) Stage 3 · re-entered May 3, 1964
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
2nd launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 62nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
155 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 16 launch?
Zenit-2 16 launched on April 4, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 16?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 16 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 16 reach?
Kosmos-28, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 387 km orbit inclined 64.6°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).