Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2M 1
Launched
March 21, 1968
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 21, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 302nd launch, 13th this year and humanity's 812th orbital launch attempt. It was the 57th Voskhod flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-208, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 295 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 57th Voskhod flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 302nd launch13th this yearhumanity's 812th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-208 · NORAD 3156 · 1968-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-022A
- Epoch
- 1968-03-21 11:11:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11170783 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0067299
- Inclination
- 64.9704°
- Ascending node
- 2.1109°
- Arg. of perigee
- 40.173°
- Mean anomaly
- 320.4249°
- 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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-208 · NORAD 3156 · landed April 2, 1968
- Kapsula Kosmosa-208 · NORAD 3167 · re-entered April 6, 1968
Voskhod (N57) Blok-I · re-entered March 25, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
102nd launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 207th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 1 launch?
Zenit-2M 1 launched on March 21, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 1?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 1 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 1 reach?
Kosmos-208, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 295 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).