Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4 17
Launched
April 6, 1966
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 6, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 179th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 549th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Voskhod flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 5 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
- 22nd Voskhod flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 179th launch17th this yearhumanity's 549th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-114 · NORAD 2133 · landed April 14, 1966
Voskhod (N22) Blok-I · re-entered April 18, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
2nd launch from 41/1, 2nd this year · 2nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4 17 launch?
Zenit-4 17 launched on April 6, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 17?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 17 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit was Zenit-4 17 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).