Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 63
Launched
July 10, 1968
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 63 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 10, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 333rd launch, 44th this year and humanity's 854th orbital launch attempt. It was the 66th Voskhod flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-231, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 354 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 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
- 66th Voskhod flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 333rd launch44th this yearhumanity's 854th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-231 · NORAD 3316 · 1968-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-058A
- Epoch
- 1968-07-10 19:42:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01043465 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0113236
- Inclination
- 64.9776°
- Ascending node
- 262.3537°
- Arg. of perigee
- 44.6404°
- Mean anomaly
- 316.3821°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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-231 · NORAD 3316 · landed July 18, 1968
Voskhod (N66) Blok-I · re-entered July 20, 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
74th launch from 31/6, 6th this year · 224th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 63 launch?
Zenit-2 63 launched on July 10, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 63?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 63?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 63 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 63 reach?
Kosmos-231, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 354 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 63 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).