Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A9241/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2 45
Launched
January 19, 1967
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 45 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 19, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 216th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 652nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 40th Vostok 8A92 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-138, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 285 km orbit inclined 64.6°. 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
- 40th Vostok 8A92 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 216th launch1st this yearhumanity's 652nd orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-138 · NORAD 2646 · 1967-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-004A
- Epoch
- 1967-01-19 18:21:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.14158089 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0064388
- Inclination
- 64.5706°
- Ascending node
- 281.2728°
- Arg. of perigee
- 29.019°
- Mean anomaly
- 331.4105°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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-138 · NORAD 2646 · landed January 27, 1967
Vostok-2 (N41) Stage 3 · re-entered January 28, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8th launch from 41/1, 1st this year · 8th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 45 launch?
Zenit-2 45 launched on January 19, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 45?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 45?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 45 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2 45 reach?
Kosmos-138, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 285 km orbit inclined 64.6°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 45 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).