Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A9241/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2 42
Launched
October 14, 1966
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 42 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 14, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 201st launch, 39th this year and humanity's 618th orbital launch attempt. It was the 37th Vostok 8A92 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 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
- 37th Vostok 8A92 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 201st launch39th this yearhumanity's 618th orbital launch attempt101st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-129 · NORAD 2491 · landed October 21, 1966
Vostok-2 (N38) Stage 3 · re-entered October 23, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
5th launch from 41/1, 5th this year · 5th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
119 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 42 launch?
Zenit-2 42 launched on October 14, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 42?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 42?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 42 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit was Zenit-2 42 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 42 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).