Soviet Space Program

Zenit-2M 68

Soyuz U

SUCCESS
Success

Thursday, June 24, 1976 · 07:10 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 Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Soyuz U

Launch Pad

43/3 (43L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

62.927° N, 40.450° E

48

Pad Launches

488

Location Launches

1021

Agency Launches

59

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