Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A921/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2 8
Launched
March 21, 1963
Image: Mark Wade
Summary
Zenit-2 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 21, 1963. It was Soviet Space Program's 52nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 233rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Vostok 8A92 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-13, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 311 km orbit inclined 65.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Vostok 8A92 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Vostok 8A92 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 52nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 233rd orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-13 · NORAD 554 · 1963-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-006A
- Epoch
- 1963-03-21 18:50:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05558877 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0066879
- Inclination
- 65.2015°
- Ascending node
- 340.2193°
- Arg. of perigee
- 45.2077°
- Mean anomaly
- 315.3349°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- 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-13 · NORAD 554 · landed March 29, 1963
Vostok-2 (N06) Stage 3 · re-entered April 9, 1963
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-2 film-return and ELINT reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
44th launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 44th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-2 8 launch?
Zenit-2 8 launched on March 21, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2 8?
Vostok 8A92, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92 spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2 8 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2 8 reach?
Kosmos-13, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 311 km orbit inclined 65.2°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).