Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4 40
Launched
April 18, 1968
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 40 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 18, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 309th launch, 20th this year and humanity's 822nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 59th Voskhod flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-214, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 381 km orbit inclined 81.4°. 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
- 59th Voskhod flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 309th launch20th this yearhumanity's 822nd orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-214 · NORAD 3203 · 1968-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-032A
- Epoch
- 1968-04-19 02:52:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.95995469 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0132318
- Inclination
- 81.3954°
- Ascending node
- 27.7932°
- Arg. of perigee
- 83.9305°
- Mean anomaly
- 277.6905°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-214 · NORAD 3203 · landed April 26, 1968
Voskhod (N59) Blok-I · re-entered April 29, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
32nd launch from 41/1, 6th this year · 47th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4 40 launch?
Zenit-4 40 launched on April 18, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 40?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 40?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 40 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4 40 reach?
Kosmos-214, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 381 km orbit inclined 81.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 40 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).