Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 5
Launched
March 7, 1965
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 7, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 116th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 412th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Voskhod flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-59, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 314 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 3 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
- 8th Voskhod flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 116th launch8th this yearhumanity's 412th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-59 · NORAD 1191 · 1965-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-015A
- Epoch
- 1965-03-07 11:51:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04005175 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0065287
- Inclination
- 64.9726°
- Ascending node
- 335.4256°
- Arg. of perigee
- 63.0939°
- Mean anomaly
- 297.5946°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-59 · NORAD 1191 · landed March 15, 1965
Voskhod (N08) Blok-I · re-entered March 19, 1965
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
16th launch from 31/6, 4th this year · 89th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9 days 3 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-4 5 launch?
Zenit-4 5 launched on March 7, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 5?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 5 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-4 5 reach?
Kosmos-59, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 314 km orbit inclined 65.0°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).