Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4 48
Launched
September 16, 1968
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 48 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 16, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 345th launch, 56th this year and humanity's 875th orbital launch attempt. It was the 73rd Voskhod flight and the 21st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-241, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 332 km orbit inclined 65.4°. 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
- 73rd Voskhod flight · 21st this yearSoviet Space Program's 345th launch56th this yearhumanity's 875th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-241 · NORAD 3398 · 1968-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-077A
- Epoch
- 1968-09-17 04:43:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04826605 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0096077
- Inclination
- 65.4251°
- Ascending node
- 159.4024°
- Arg. of perigee
- 46.9241°
- Mean anomaly
- 313.9812°
- 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-241 · NORAD 3398 · landed September 24, 1968
Voskhod (N73) Blok-I · re-entered September 22, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
38th launch from 41/1, 12th this year · 57th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4 48 launch?
Zenit-4 48 launched on September 16, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 48?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 48?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 48 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4 48 reach?
Kosmos-241, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 332 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 48 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).