Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A9231/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 30
Launched
August 14, 1965
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 30 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 14, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 137th launch, 29th this year and humanity's 467th orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Vostok 8A92 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-78, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 306 km orbit inclined 68.9°. 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
- 27th Vostok 8A92 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 137th launch29th this yearhumanity's 467th orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-78 · NORAD 1505 · 1965-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-066A
- Epoch
- 1965-08-14 19:46:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07613296 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0068156
- Inclination
- 68.9151°
- Ascending node
- 167.0438°
- Arg. of perigee
- 18.0952°
- Mean anomaly
- 342.2374°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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-78 · NORAD 1505 · landed August 22, 1965
Vostok-2 (N28) Stage 3 · re-entered September 3, 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
24th launch from 31/6, 12th this year · 108th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 30 launch?
Zenit-2 30 launched on August 14, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 30?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 30 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 30 reach?
Kosmos-78, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 215 × 306 km orbit inclined 68.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 30 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).