Soviet Space Program

Zenit-2M 69

Soyuz U

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, July 14, 1976 · 09:00 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

43/4 (43R)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

62.929° N, 40.457° E

81

Pad Launches

492

Location Launches

1028

Agency Launches

69

Orbital This Year

← Back to Launches