Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2 66
Launched
October 11, 1968
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 66 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 11, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 352nd launch, 63rd this year and humanity's 887th orbital launch attempt. It was the 76th Voskhod flight and the 24th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-247, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 396 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 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
- 76th Voskhod flight · 24th this yearSoviet Space Program's 352nd launch63rd this yearhumanity's 887th orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-247 · NORAD 3484 · 1968-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-088A
- Epoch
- 1968-10-11 13:20:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.92405195 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0139871
- Inclination
- 65.3654°
- Ascending node
- 179.8175°
- Arg. of perigee
- 86.4652°
- Mean anomaly
- 275.2389°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-247 · NORAD 3484 · landed October 19, 1968
Voskhod (N76) Blok-I · re-entered October 18, 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
40th launch from 41/1, 14th this year · 61st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
3 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 66 launch?
Zenit-2 66 launched on October 11, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 66?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 66?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 66 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2 66 reach?
Kosmos-247, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 396 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 66 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).