Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 61
Launched
April 20, 1968
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 61 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 20, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 311th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 824th orbital launch attempt. It was the 60th Voskhod flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-216, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 277 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
- 60th Voskhod flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 311th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 824th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-216 · NORAD 3207 · 1968-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-034A
- Epoch
- 1968-04-20 17:44:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.14556002 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0053612
- Inclination
- 51.8354°
- Ascending node
- 15.1205°
- Arg. of perigee
- 21.3358°
- Mean anomaly
- 338.9783°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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-216 · NORAD 3207 · landed April 28, 1968
Voskhod (N60) Blok-I · re-entered April 23, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
71st launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 212th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 61 launch?
Zenit-2 61 launched on April 20, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 61?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 61?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 61 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 61 reach?
Kosmos-216, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 277 km orbit inclined 51.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 61 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).