Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A9231/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 24
Launched
October 28, 1964
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 28, 1964. It was Soviet Space Program's 105th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 375th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Vostok 8A92 flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-50, one of 97 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 273 km orbit inclined 51.4°. 97 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
- 21st Vostok 8A92 flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 105th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 375th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-50 · NORAD 919 · 1964-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 97 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-070A
- Epoch
- 1964-10-28 13:25:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.17486241 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0059818
- Inclination
- 51.4228°
- Ascending node
- 205.518°
- Arg. of perigee
- 340.6215°
- Mean anomaly
- 19.1511°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
97 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 95 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-50 · NORAD 919 · broke up November 5, 1964
Vostok-2 (N22) Stage 3 · re-entered November 2, 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
12th launch from 31/6, 11th this year · 83rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 24 launch?
Zenit-2 24 launched on October 28, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 24?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 24 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 24 reach?
Kosmos-50, one of 97 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 273 km orbit inclined 51.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).