Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2 59
Launched
March 5, 1968
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 59 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 5, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 298th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 805th orbital launch attempt. It was the 55th Voskhod flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-205, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 300 km orbit inclined 65.7°. 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
- 55th Voskhod flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 298th launch9th this yearhumanity's 805th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-205 · NORAD 3140 · 1968-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-016A
- Epoch
- 1968-03-05 15:14:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10900483 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.007271
- Inclination
- 65.6693°
- Ascending node
- 330.2857°
- Arg. of perigee
- 44.2267°
- Mean anomaly
- 316.458°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-205 · NORAD 3140 · landed March 13, 1968
Voskhod (N55) Blok-I · re-entered March 9, 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
28th launch from 41/1, 2nd this year · 42nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 59 launch?
Zenit-2 59 launched on March 5, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 59?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 59?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 59 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2 59 reach?
Kosmos-205, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 300 km orbit inclined 65.7°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 59 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).