Zenit-2M 18

Success Soviet Union, Voskhod

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About this launch

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.

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,210 km downrange200 km up

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Launch window and padPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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Rocket and boosterVoskhod
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Voskhod

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MissionGovernment/Top Secret · LEO

Government/Top Secret · LEO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects
ObjectTypeOrbit
COSMOS 403 1971-026A Payload re-entered 1971-04-14
SL-4 R/B 1971-026B Rocket body re-entered 1971-04-05

COSPAR ID 1971-026. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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