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Zenit-4 33

Launched

August 9, 1967

Launch Successful

Image: RKK Energia

Summary

Zenit-4 33 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 9, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 257th launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 735th orbital launch attempt. It was the 42nd Voskhod flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-172, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 284 km orbit inclined 51.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Voskhod · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
42nd Voskhod flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 257th launch42nd this yearhumanity's 735th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

51.8°Inclination
201 × 284 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
53.7°Ascending node
21618 d agoElement epoch1967-08-09 07:03 UTC · stale

Kosmos-172 · NORAD 2914 · 1967-078 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1967-078A
Epoch
1967-08-09 07:03:27 UTC
Mean motion
16.14186711 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0062027
Inclination
51.8068°
Ascending node
53.691°
Arg. of perigee
26.0951°
Mean anomaly
334.3075°
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-172 · NORAD 2914 · landed August 17, 1967

Voskhod (N42) Blok-I · re-entered August 13, 1967

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Pad

Map of 1/5

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

95th launch from 1/5, 11th this year · 188th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

53 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Zenit-4 33 launch?

Zenit-4 33 launched on August 9, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Zenit-4 33?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Zenit-4 33?

Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet

Where did Zenit-4 33 launch from?

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did Zenit-4 33 reach?

Kosmos-172, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 284 km orbit inclined 51.8°.

How many satellites did Zenit-4 33 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).