Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 53
Launched
September 16, 1967
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 53 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 16, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 263rd launch, 48th this year and humanity's 746th orbital launch attempt. It was the 45th Voskhod flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-177, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 282 km orbit inclined 51.8°. 2 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
- 45th Voskhod flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 263rd launch48th this yearhumanity's 746th orbital launch attempt98th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-177 · NORAD 2947 · 1967-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-088A
- Epoch
- 1967-09-16 16:19:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.12711783 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0053887
- Inclination
- 51.7864°
- Ascending node
- 94.3078°
- Arg. of perigee
- 31.9157°
- Mean anomaly
- 328.5008°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- 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-177 · NORAD 2947 · landed September 24, 1967
Voskhod (N45) Blok-I · re-entered September 19, 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
97th launch from 1/5, 13th this year · 190th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 53 launch?
Zenit-2 53 launched on September 16, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 53?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 53?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 53 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 53 reach?
Kosmos-177, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 211 × 282 km orbit inclined 51.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 53 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).