Soviet Space Program

Zenit-2M 17

Kosmos 11K63

FAILURE
Failure

Friday, March 5, 1971 · 08:15 UTC

Mission

/01

The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Failure

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Kosmos 11K63

Variant: 11K63

Launch Pad

86/4

Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

48.569° N, 46.293° E

20

Pad Launches

70

Location Launches

554

Agency Launches

22

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