Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 47
Launched
September 5, 1968
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 47 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 5, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 342nd launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 871st orbital launch attempt. It was the 71st Voskhod flight and the 19th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-239, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 281 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
- 71st Voskhod flight · 19th this yearSoviet Space Program's 342nd launch53rd this yearhumanity's 871st orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-239 · NORAD 3353 · 1968-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-073A
- Epoch
- 1968-09-05 17:13:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13448965 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0054654
- Inclination
- 51.7934°
- Ascending node
- 97.7464°
- Arg. of perigee
- 26.7627°
- Mean anomaly
- 333.6096°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- 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-239 · NORAD 3353 · landed September 13, 1968
Voskhod (N71) Blok-I · re-entered September 9, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
78th launch from 31/6, 10th this year · 230th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
7 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4 47 launch?
Zenit-4 47 launched on September 5, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 47?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 47?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 47 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4 47 reach?
Kosmos-239, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 281 km orbit inclined 51.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 47 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
