Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A9241/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2 44
Launched
December 19, 1966
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 44 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 19, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 213th launch, 51st this year and humanity's 644th orbital launch attempt. It was the 39th Vostok 8A92 flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-136, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 169 × 610 km orbit inclined 64.7°. 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
- 39th Vostok 8A92 flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 213th launch51st this yearhumanity's 644th orbital launch attempt127th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-136 · NORAD 2624 · 1966-115 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-115A
- Epoch
- 1966-12-19 16:13:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.61797161 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0326141
- Inclination
- 64.6868°
- Ascending node
- 241.0354°
- Arg. of perigee
- 76.8866°
- Mean anomaly
- 286.7385°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-136 · NORAD 2624 · landed December 27, 1966
Vostok-2 (N40) Stage 3 · re-entered December 28, 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
7th launch from 41/1, 7th this year · 7th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 44 launch?
Zenit-2 44 launched on December 19, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 44?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 44?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 44 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2 44 reach?
Kosmos-136, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 169 × 610 km orbit inclined 64.7°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 44 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).