Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-2M 3
Launched
September 23, 1968
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-2M 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 23, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 347th launch, 58th this year and humanity's 879th orbital launch attempt. It was the 74th Voskhod flight and the 22nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-243, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 325 km orbit inclined 71.2°. 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
- 74th Voskhod flight · 22nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 347th launch58th this yearhumanity's 879th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-243 · NORAD 3418 · 1968-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-080A
- Epoch
- 1968-09-23 09:01:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04142857 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0082045
- Inclination
- 71.1687°
- Ascending node
- 161.7871°
- Arg. of perigee
- 117.8191°
- Mean anomaly
- 245.6379°
- 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-243 · NORAD 3418 · landed October 4, 1968
- Kapsula Kosmosa-243 · NORAD 3452 · re-entered October 12, 1968
Voskhod (N74) Blok-I · re-entered September 29, 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
108th launch from 1/5, 8th this year · 233rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-2M 3 launch?
Zenit-2M 3 launched on September 23, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-2M 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-2M 3?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-2M 3 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-2M 3 reach?
Kosmos-243, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 216 × 325 km orbit inclined 71.2°.
How many satellites did Zenit-2M 3 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).