Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 42
Launched
June 18, 1968
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 42 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 18, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 328th launch, 39th this year and humanity's 847th orbital launch attempt. It was the 63rd Voskhod flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-227, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 279 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
- 63rd Voskhod flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 328th launch39th this yearhumanity's 847th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-227 · NORAD 3294 · 1968-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-051A
- Epoch
- 1968-06-18 07:33:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.15101957 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0058217
- Inclination
- 51.8035°
- Ascending node
- 10.7537°
- Arg. of perigee
- 3.1308°
- Mean anomaly
- 357.0073°
- 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-227 · NORAD 3294 · landed June 26, 1968
Voskhod (N63) Blok-I · re-entered June 21, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
73rd launch from 31/6, 5th this year · 221st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4 42 launch?
Zenit-4 42 launched on June 18, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 42?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 42?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 42 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4 42 reach?
Kosmos-227, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 279 km orbit inclined 51.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 42 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).