Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 16
Launched
March 21, 1966
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 21, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 175th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 542nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Voskhod flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 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
- 21st Voskhod flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 175th launch13th this yearhumanity's 542nd orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-113 · NORAD 2114 · landed March 29, 1966
Voskhod (N21) Blok-I · re-entered March 30, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
44th launch from 31/6, 8th this year · 137th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4 16 launch?
Zenit-4 16 launched on March 21, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 16?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 16 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Zenit-4 16 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).