Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A9231/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 38
Launched
May 6, 1966
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 38 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 6, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 183rd launch, 21st this year and humanity's 559th orbital launch attempt. It was the 35th Vostok 8A92 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-117, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 321 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 5 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
- 35th Vostok 8A92 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 183rd launch21st this yearhumanity's 559th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-117 · NORAD 2163 · 1966-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-037A
- Epoch
- 1966-05-06 12:20:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06357374 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0086359
- Inclination
- 64.9029°
- Ascending node
- 64.3857°
- Arg. of perigee
- 30.0784°
- Mean anomaly
- 330.4877°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-117 · NORAD 2163 · landed May 14, 1966
Vostok-2 (N36) Stage 3 · re-entered May 21, 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
49th launch from 31/6, 13th this year · 143rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 38 launch?
Zenit-2 38 launched on May 6, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 38?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 38?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 38 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 38 reach?
Kosmos-117, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 321 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 38 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).