Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 51
Launched
July 4, 1967
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 51 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 4, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 252nd launch, 37th this year and humanity's 723rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 40th Voskhod flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-168, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 277 km orbit inclined 51.9°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Voskhod · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 40th Voskhod flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 252nd launch37th this yearhumanity's 723rd orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-168 · NORAD 2869 · 1967-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-067A
- Epoch
- 1967-07-04 07:17:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.12095248 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0042852
- Inclination
- 51.8726°
- Ascending node
- 22.06°
- Arg. of perigee
- 88.6459°
- Mean anomaly
- 271.9371°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-168 · NORAD 2869 · landed July 12, 1967
Voskhod (N40) Blok-I · re-entered July 8, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
65th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 183rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
201 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 51 launch?
Zenit-2 51 launched on July 4, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 51?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 51?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 51 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 51 reach?
Kosmos-168, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 220 × 277 km orbit inclined 51.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 51 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).