Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4 19
Launched
June 17, 1966
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 19 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 17, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 189th launch, 27th this year and humanity's 578th orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Voskhod flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-121, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 300 km orbit inclined 72.9°. 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
- 25th Voskhod flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 189th launch27th this yearhumanity's 578th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-121 · NORAD 2210 · 1966-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-054A
- Epoch
- 1966-06-17 10:48:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.12545083 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0080698
- Inclination
- 72.8844°
- Ascending node
- 75.0462°
- Arg. of perigee
- 45.5275°
- Mean anomaly
- 315.18°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-121 · NORAD 2210 · landed June 25, 1966
Voskhod (N25) Blok-I · re-entered June 26, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
4th launch from 41/1, 4th this year · 4th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4 19 launch?
Zenit-4 19 launched on June 17, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 19?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 19 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4 19 reach?
Kosmos-121, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 300 km orbit inclined 72.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).