Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 2
Launched
May 18, 1964
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 18, 1964. It was Soviet Space Program's 84th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 322nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Voskhod flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-30, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 369 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
- 2nd Voskhod flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 84th launch12th this yearhumanity's 322nd orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-30 · NORAD 797 · 1964-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-023A
- Epoch
- 1964-05-18 11:04:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.96675224 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0116726
- Inclination
- 64.9288°
- Ascending node
- 57.3375°
- Arg. of perigee
- 35.2083°
- Mean anomaly
- 325.623°
- 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-30 · NORAD 797 · landed May 26, 1964
Voskhod (N02) Blok-I · re-entered June 7, 1964
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
62nd launch from 1/5, 7th this year · 66th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4 2 launch?
Zenit-4 2 launched on May 18, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 2?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 2 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4 2 reach?
Kosmos-30, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 369 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).