Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A9241/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2 48
Launched
April 4, 1967
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 48 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 4, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 232nd launch, 17th this year and humanity's 681st orbital launch attempt. It was the 43rd Vostok 8A92 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-153, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 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
- 43rd Vostok 8A92 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 232nd launch17th this yearhumanity's 681st orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-153 · NORAD 2740 · 1967-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-030A
- Epoch
- 1967-04-05 06:07:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13143285 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0060069
- Inclination
- 64.5897°
- Ascending node
- 13.5901°
- Arg. of perigee
- 36.3996°
- Mean anomaly
- 324.1125°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- 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-153 · NORAD 2740 · landed April 12, 1967
Vostok-2 (N44) Stage 3 · re-entered April 11, 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
13th launch from 41/1, 6th this year · 15th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 48 launch?
Zenit-2 48 launched on April 4, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 48?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 48?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 48 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2 48 reach?
Kosmos-153, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 285 km orbit inclined 64.6°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 48 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).