Soviet Space ProgramVoskhod1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-4 4
Launched
September 13, 1964
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.
- 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
- 4th Voskhod flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 98th launch26th this yearhumanity's 358th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
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

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
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
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).
