Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A9231/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 27
Launched
May 7, 1965
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 27 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 7, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 124th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 433rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Vostok 8A92 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-66, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 293 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 4 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
- 24th Vostok 8A92 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 124th launch16th this yearhumanity's 433rd orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-66 · NORAD 1362 · 1965-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-035A
- Epoch
- 1965-05-07 10:51:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.12047485 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0066799
- Inclination
- 64.9579°
- Ascending node
- 43.4658°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.2704°
- Mean anomaly
- 359.8371°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-66 · NORAD 1362 · landed May 15, 1965
Vostok-2 (N25) Stage 3 · re-entered May 23, 1965
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
19th launch from 31/6, 7th this year · 97th 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 27 launch?
Zenit-2 27 launched on May 7, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 27?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 27?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 27 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 27 reach?
Kosmos-66, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 293 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 27 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).