Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 1
Launched
November 16, 1963
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 16, 1963. It was Soviet Space Program's 69th launch, 20th this year and humanity's 282nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Voskhod flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-22, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 397 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 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
- 1st Voskhod flightSoviet Space Program's 69th launch20th this yearhumanity's 282nd orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-22 · NORAD 689 · 1963-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-045A
- Epoch
- 1963-11-16 11:57:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.94165452 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.014923
- Inclination
- 64.875°
- Ascending node
- 249.2314°
- Arg. of perigee
- 39.5615°
- Mean anomaly
- 321.5182°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-22 · NORAD 689 · landed November 22, 1963
Voskhod (N01) Blok-I · re-entered December 3, 1963
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
53rd launch from 1/5, 12th this year · 54th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
5 days 4 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4 1 launch?
Zenit-4 1 launched on November 16, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 1?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 1 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4 1 reach?
Kosmos-22, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 397 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).