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Zenit-4 4

Launched

September 13, 1964

Launch Successful

Image: RKK Energia

Summary

Zenit-4 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Voskhod from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 13, 1964. It was Soviet Space Program's 98th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 358th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Voskhod flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-45, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 325 km orbit inclined 65.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Voskhod · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
4th Voskhod flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 98th launch26th this yearhumanity's 358th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

65.0°Inclination
195 × 325 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements
174.4°Ascending node
22678 d agoElement epoch1964-09-13 11:06 UTC · stale

Kosmos-45 · NORAD 880 · 1964-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1964-055A
Epoch
1964-09-13 11:06:53 UTC
Mean motion
16.0781802 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0097718
Inclination
64.9609°
Ascending node
174.3629°
Arg. of perigee
11.0182°
Mean anomaly
349.1942°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
1
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-45 · NORAD 880 · landed September 18, 1964

Voskhod (N04) Blok-I · re-entered September 27, 1964

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Zenit-4 film-return reconnaissance satellite.

Pad

Map of 1/5

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

67th launch from 1/5, 12th this year · 77th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

22 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Zenit-4 4 launch?

Zenit-4 4 launched on September 13, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Zenit-4 4?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Zenit-4 4?

Voskhod, flown by Soviet Space Program. Voskhod spec sheet

Where did Zenit-4 4 launch from?

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did Zenit-4 4 reach?

Kosmos-45, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 325 km orbit inclined 65.0°.

How many satellites did Zenit-4 4 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).