Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 33
Launched
August 9, 1967
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.
- 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
- 42nd Voskhod flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 257th launch42nd this yearhumanity's 735th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
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

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
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
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).
