Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A9231/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 23
Launched
October 14, 1964
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 23 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 14, 1964. It was Soviet Space Program's 102nd launch, 30th this year and humanity's 370th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Vostok 8A92 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-48, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 294 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- 20th Vostok 8A92 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 102nd launch30th this yearhumanity's 370th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-48 · NORAD 908 · 1964-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-066A
- Epoch
- 1964-10-14 11:21:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11018878 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0064214
- Inclination
- 65.0432°
- Ascending node
- 208.7715°
- Arg. of perigee
- 17.115°
- Mean anomaly
- 343.1006°
- 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-48 · NORAD 908 · landed October 20, 1964
Vostok-2 (N21) Stage 3 · re-entered October 28, 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
11th launch from 31/6, 10th this year · 81st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 23 launch?
Zenit-2 23 launched on October 14, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 23?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 23 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 23 reach?
Kosmos-48, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 294 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 23 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).