Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A9231/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 37
Launched
April 20, 1966
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 37 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 20, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 180th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 554th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Vostok 8A92 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-115, one of 2 catalogued objects, from April 22, 1966, was 195 × 294 km inclined 65.0°. 2 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
- 34th Vostok 8A92 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 180th launch18th this yearhumanity's 554th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-115 · NORAD 2147 · 1966-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-033A
- Epoch
- 1966-04-22 19:04:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13517483 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.007504
- Inclination
- 65.0323°
- Ascending node
- 35.5155°
- Arg. of perigee
- 359.5229°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.5741°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 38
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-115 · NORAD 2147 · landed April 28, 1966
Vostok-2 (N35) Stage 3 · re-entered April 30, 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
47th launch from 31/6, 11th this year · 141st 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 37 launch?
Zenit-2 37 launched on April 20, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 37?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 37?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 37 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 37 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-115, one of 2 catalogued objects, from April 22, 1966, was 195 × 294 km inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 37 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).