Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4 24
Launched
November 12, 1966
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 12, 1966. It was Soviet Space Program's 206th launch, 44th this year and humanity's 632nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Voskhod flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-131, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 337 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 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
- 31st Voskhod flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 206th launch44th this yearhumanity's 632nd orbital launch attempt115th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-131 · NORAD 2568 · 1966-105 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-105A
- Epoch
- 1966-11-12 09:38:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04773614 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0104067
- Inclination
- 72.7682°
- Ascending node
- 203.5633°
- Arg. of perigee
- 45.6114°
- Mean anomaly
- 315.2869°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-131 · NORAD 2568 · landed November 20, 1966
Voskhod (N31) Blok-I · re-entered November 22, 1966
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6th launch from 41/1, 6th this year · 6th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4 24 launch?
Zenit-4 24 launched on November 12, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 24?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 24 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4 24 reach?
Kosmos-131, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 337 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).