Soviet Space Program

Zenit-2M 71

Soyuz U

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, September 22, 1976 · 09:30 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

31/6

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

45.996° N, 63.564° E

179

Pad Launches

465

Location Launches

1050

Agency Launches

98

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