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Zenit-2 57

Launched

December 16, 1967

Launch Successful

Image: RKK Energia

Summary

Zenit-2 57 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 16, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 286th launch, 71st this year and humanity's 785th orbital launch attempt. It was the 52nd Voskhod flight and the 20th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-195, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 362 km orbit inclined 65.7°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Voskhod · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
52nd Voskhod flight · 20th this yearSoviet Space Program's 286th launch71st this yearhumanity's 785th orbital launch attempt137th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

65.7°Inclination
210 × 362 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
244.0°Ascending node
21488 d agoElement epoch1967-12-16 16:17 UTC · stale

Kosmos-195 · NORAD 3071 · 1967-124 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1967-124A
Epoch
1967-12-16 16:17:01 UTC
Mean motion
15.98414857 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0114004
Inclination
65.6553°
Ascending node
243.9553°
Arg. of perigee
59.4074°
Mean anomaly
301.8174°
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

3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit

  • Kosmos-195 · NORAD 3071 · landed December 24, 1967

Voskhod (N52) Blok-I · re-entered December 23, 1967

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.

Pad

Map of 41/1

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

26th launch from 41/1, 19th this year · 37th 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

Questions

When did Zenit-2 57 launch?

Zenit-2 57 launched on December 16, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Zenit-2 57?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Zenit-2 57?

Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet

Where did Zenit-2 57 launch from?

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

What orbit did Zenit-2 57 reach?

Kosmos-195, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 362 km orbit inclined 65.7°.

How many satellites did Zenit-2 57 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).