Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2 55
Launched
October 11, 1967
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 55 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 11, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 270th launch, 55th this year and humanity's 757th orbital launch attempt. It was the 47th Voskhod flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-181, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 331 km orbit inclined 65.6°. 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
- 47th Voskhod flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 270th launch55th this yearhumanity's 757th orbital launch attempt109th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-181 · NORAD 2981 · 1967-097 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-097A
- Epoch
- 1967-10-11 17:15:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0529748 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0095874
- Inclination
- 65.621°
- Ascending node
- 170.9016°
- Arg. of perigee
- 44.1273°
- Mean anomaly
- 316.738°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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-181 · NORAD 2981 · landed October 19, 1967
Voskhod (N47) Blok-I · re-entered October 19, 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
21st launch from 41/1, 14th this year · 29th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 55 launch?
Zenit-2 55 launched on October 11, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 55?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 55?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 55 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2 55 reach?
Kosmos-181, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 331 km orbit inclined 65.6°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 55 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).