Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4 43
Launched
June 26, 1968
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 43 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 26, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 330th launch, 41st this year and humanity's 850th orbital launch attempt. It was the 65th Voskhod flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-229, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 337 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 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
- 65th Voskhod flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 330th launch41st this yearhumanity's 850th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-229 · NORAD 3304 · 1968-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-054A
- Epoch
- 1968-06-26 10:48:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0681347 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0111581
- Inclination
- 72.8446°
- Ascending node
- 84.4958°
- Arg. of perigee
- 50.3926°
- Mean anomaly
- 310.7103°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-229 · NORAD 3304 · landed July 4, 1968
Voskhod (N65) Blok-I · re-entered July 4, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
35th launch from 41/1, 9th this year · 53rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4 43 launch?
Zenit-4 43 launched on June 26, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 43?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 43?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 43 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4 43 reach?
Kosmos-229, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 337 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 43 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).