Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-2 67
Launched
November 13, 1968
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2 67 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 13, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 361st launch, 72nd this year and humanity's 901st orbital launch attempt. It was the 78th Voskhod flight and the 26th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-253, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 343 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
- 78th Voskhod flight · 26th this yearSoviet Space Program's 361st launch72nd this yearhumanity's 901st orbital launch attempt113th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-253 · NORAD 3542 · 1968-102 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-102A
- Epoch
- 1968-11-13 16:15:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02103999 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0101705
- Inclination
- 65.4075°
- Ascending node
- 210.8291°
- Arg. of perigee
- 52.8582°
- Mean anomaly
- 308.1716°
- 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-253 · NORAD 3542 · landed November 18, 1968
Voskhod (N78) Blok-I · re-entered November 20, 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
41st launch from 41/1, 15th this year · 63rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2 67 launch?
Zenit-2 67 launched on November 13, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 67?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 67?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 67 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-2 67 reach?
Kosmos-253, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 343 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 67 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
