Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A9231/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 18
Launched
June 10, 1964
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 18 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 10, 1964. It was Soviet Space Program's 87th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 329th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Vostok 8A92 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-32, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 337 km orbit inclined 51.3°. 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
- 15th Vostok 8A92 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 87th launch15th this yearhumanity's 329th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-32 · NORAD 807 · 1964-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-029A
- Epoch
- 1964-06-10 15:17:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.03015958 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0095764
- Inclination
- 51.2552°
- Ascending node
- 71.7508°
- Arg. of perigee
- 34.7244°
- Mean anomaly
- 325.9543°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-32 · NORAD 807 · landed June 18, 1964
Vostok-2 (N16) Stage 3 · re-entered July 14, 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
5th launch from 31/6, 4th this year · 68th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 18 launch?
Zenit-2 18 launched on June 10, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 18?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 18?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 18 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 18 reach?
Kosmos-32, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 337 km orbit inclined 51.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 18 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).