Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2M 2
Launched
June 21, 1968
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 21, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 329th launch, 40th this year and humanity's 849th orbital launch attempt. It was the 64th Voskhod flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-228, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 164 × 234 km orbit inclined 51.7°. 7 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
- 64th Voskhod flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 329th launch40th this yearhumanity's 849th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-228 · NORAD 3298 · 1968-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-053A
- Epoch
- 1968-06-21 13:17:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.30251836 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0054002
- Inclination
- 51.6604°
- Ascending node
- 99.6498°
- Arg. of perigee
- 310.5693°
- Mean anomaly
- 49.0539°
- 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
7 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 4 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-228 · NORAD 3298 · landed July 3, 1968
- Kapsula Kosmosa-228 · NORAD 3306 · re-entered July 7, 1968
Voskhod (N64) Blok-I · re-entered June 24, 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
106th launch from 1/5, 6th this year · 222nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
61 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 2 launch?
Zenit-2M 2 launched on June 21, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 2?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 2 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 2 reach?
Kosmos-228, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 164 × 234 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).