Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 15
Launched
February 19, 1966
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 19, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 170th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 532nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Voskhod flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-109, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 295 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 3 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
- 19th Voskhod flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 170th launch8th this yearhumanity's 532nd orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-109 · NORAD 2019 · 1966-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-014A
- Epoch
- 1966-02-19 10:11:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11547066 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0068766
- Inclination
- 64.9322°
- Ascending node
- 317.1607°
- Arg. of perigee
- 46.034°
- Mean anomaly
- 314.5779°
- 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: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-109 · NORAD 2019 · landed February 27, 1966
Voskhod (N19) Blok-I · re-entered February 27, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
41st launch from 31/6, 5th this year · 134th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4 15 launch?
Zenit-4 15 launched on February 19, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 15?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 15 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4 15 reach?
Kosmos-109, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 295 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).