Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A9231/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 43
Launched
November 19, 1966
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 43 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 19, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 208th launch, 46th this year and humanity's 634th orbital launch attempt. It was the 38th Vostok 8A92 flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-132, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 281 km orbit 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
- 38th Vostok 8A92 flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 208th launch46th this yearhumanity's 634th orbital launch attempt117th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-132 · NORAD 2599 · 1966-106 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-106A
- Epoch
- 1966-11-19 09:21:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.115938 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.004702
- Inclination
- 65.0195°
- Ascending node
- 213.6965°
- Arg. of perigee
- 19.4678°
- Mean anomaly
- 340.796°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-132 · NORAD 2599 · landed November 27, 1966
Vostok-2 (N39) Stage 3 · re-entered November 27, 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
61st launch from 31/6, 25th this year · 162nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 43 launch?
Zenit-2 43 launched on November 19, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 43?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 43?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 43 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 43 reach?
Kosmos-132, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 281 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 43 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).