Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A9231/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 34
Launched
January 22, 1966
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 34 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 22, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 164th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 521st orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Vostok 8A92 flight and the 2nd 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
- 31st Vostok 8A92 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 164th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 521st orbital launch attempt4th 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-105 · NORAD 1945 · landed January 30, 1966
Vostok-2 (N32) Stage 3 · re-entered February 10, 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
38th launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 130th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 34 launch?
Zenit-2 34 launched on January 22, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 34?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 34?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 34 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Zenit-2 34 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 34 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).