Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 20
Launched
July 28, 1966
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 20 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 28, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 195th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 592nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 27th Voskhod flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-126, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 283 km orbit inclined 51.8°. 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
- 27th Voskhod flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 195th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 592nd orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-126 · NORAD 2368 · 1966-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-068A
- Epoch
- 1966-07-28 12:08:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.12632465 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0055308
- Inclination
- 51.7709°
- Ascending node
- 118.4741°
- Arg. of perigee
- 83.4403°
- Mean anomaly
- 277.1956°
- 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-126 · NORAD 2368 · landed August 6, 1966
Voskhod (N27) Blok-I · re-entered August 10, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
55th launch from 31/6, 19th this year · 151st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
8 days 1 hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4 20 launch?
Zenit-4 20 launched on July 28, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 20?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 20 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4 20 reach?
Kosmos-126, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 210 × 283 km orbit inclined 51.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 20 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).