Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4 50
Launched
November 21, 1968
Image: RKK Energia
Summary
Zenit-4 50 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 21, 1968. It was Soviet Space Program's 363rd launch, 74th this year and humanity's 903rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 79th Voskhod flight and the 27th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-254, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 299 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
- 79th Voskhod flight · 27th this yearSoviet Space Program's 363rd launch74th this yearhumanity's 903rd orbital launch attempt115th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-254 · NORAD 3562 · 1968-104 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-104A
- Epoch
- 1968-11-21 14:55:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10623383 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0070569
- Inclination
- 65.3844°
- Ascending node
- 221.3895°
- Arg. of perigee
- 50.1203°
- Mean anomaly
- 310.6038°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-254 · NORAD 3562 · landed November 29, 1968
Voskhod (N79) Blok-I · re-entered November 27, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
42nd launch from 41/1, 16th this year · 64th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4 50 launch?
Zenit-4 50 launched on November 21, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4 50?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4 50?
Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4 50 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4 50 reach?
Kosmos-254, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 299 km orbit inclined 65.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4 50 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).