Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 65
Launched
September 14, 1968
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 65 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 14, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 343rd launch, 54th this year and humanity's 873rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 72nd Voskhod flight and the 20th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-240, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 319 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
- 72nd Voskhod flight · 20th this yearSoviet Space Program's 343rd launch54th this yearhumanity's 873rd orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-240 · NORAD 3388 · 1968-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-075A
- Epoch
- 1968-09-14 11:06:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11262772 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0103084
- Inclination
- 51.8177°
- Ascending node
- 105.5501°
- Arg. of perigee
- 39.5686°
- Mean anomaly
- 321.2807°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-240 · NORAD 3388 · landed September 21, 1968
Voskhod (N72) Blok-I · re-entered September 17, 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
79th launch from 31/6, 11th this year · 231st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
8 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 65 launch?
Zenit-2 65 launched on September 14, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 65?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 65?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 65 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 65 reach?
Kosmos-240, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 319 km orbit inclined 51.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 65 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).