Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2 58
Launched
January 16, 1968
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 58 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 16, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 290th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 791st orbital launch attempt. It was the 53rd Voskhod flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-199, one of 4 catalogued objects, from January 25, 1968, was 152 × 250 km inclined 65.7°. 4 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
- 53rd Voskhod flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 290th launch1st this yearhumanity's 791st orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-199 · NORAD 3115 · 1968-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SL-3 DEB
- Object ID
- 1968-003C
- Epoch
- 1968-01-25 07:13:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.29471585 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0074968
- Inclination
- 65.6707°
- Ascending node
- 243.5593°
- Arg. of perigee
- 353.7857°
- Mean anomaly
- 6.2281°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 140
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-199 · NORAD 3115 · re-entered January 30, 1968
Voskhod (N53) Blok-I · re-entered January 25, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
27th launch from 41/1, 1st this year · 38th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 58 launch?
Zenit-2 58 launched on January 16, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 58?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 58?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 58 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2 58 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-199, one of 4 catalogued objects, from January 25, 1968, was 152 × 250 km inclined 65.7°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 58 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).