Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A921/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 49
Launched
May 12, 1967
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 49 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 12, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 237th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 697th orbital launch attempt. It was the 44th Vostok 8A92 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-157, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 304 km orbit inclined 51.3°. 5 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
- 44th Vostok 8A92 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 237th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 697th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-157 · NORAD 2781 · 1967-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-044A
- Epoch
- 1967-05-12 14:46:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10220373 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0076625
- Inclination
- 51.2516°
- Ascending node
- 34.953°
- Arg. of perigee
- 5.9456°
- Mean anomaly
- 354.2349°
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-157 · NORAD 2781 · landed May 20, 1967
Vostok-2 (N45) Stage 3 · re-entered May 24, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
89th launch from 1/5, 5th this year · 176th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 49 launch?
Zenit-2 49 launched on May 12, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 49?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 49?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 49 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 49 reach?
Kosmos-157, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 304 km orbit inclined 51.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 49 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).