Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A9231/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 33
Launched
January 7, 1966
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 33 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 7, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 163rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 519th orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Vostok 8A92 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 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
- 30th Vostok 8A92 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 163rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 519th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-104 · NORAD 1903 · landed January 15, 1966
Vostok-2 (N31) Stage 3 · re-entered January 24, 1966
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
37th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 129th 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 33 launch?
Zenit-2 33 launched on January 7, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 33?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 33 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Zenit-2 33 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 33 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).