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Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A9241/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Zenit-2 47

Launched

March 13, 1967

Launch Successful

Image: Mark Wade

Summary

Zenit-2 47 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 13, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 225th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 672nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 42nd Vostok 8A92 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-147, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 308 km orbit inclined 64.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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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
42nd Vostok 8A92 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 225th launch10th this yearhumanity's 672nd orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

64.6°Inclination
201 × 308 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
324.7°Ascending node
21766 d agoElement epoch1967-03-14 02:50 UTC · stale

Kosmos-147 · NORAD 2710 · 1967-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1967-022A
Epoch
1967-03-14 02:50:10 UTC
Mean motion
16.09750502 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0080271
Inclination
64.5688°
Ascending node
324.7136°
Arg. of perigee
38.6756°
Mean anomaly
322.0012°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
10
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit

  • Kosmos-147 · NORAD 2710 · landed March 21, 1967

Vostok-2 (N43) Stage 3 · re-entered March 22, 1967

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Pad

Map of 41/1

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

11th launch from 41/1, 4th this year · 11th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

12 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Zenit-2 47 launch?

Zenit-2 47 launched on March 13, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Zenit-2 47?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Zenit-2 47?

Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet

Where did Zenit-2 47 launch from?

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Zenit-2 47 reach?

Kosmos-147, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 308 km orbit inclined 64.6°.

How many satellites did Zenit-2 47 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).