Zenit-2M 27

Success Soviet Union, Voskhod

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.

More about this launch

Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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Rocket and boosterVoskhod
MissionGovernment/Top Secret · LEO

Government/Top Secret · LEO

What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects
ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
COSMOS 484 1972-026A Payload re-entered 1972-04-18
SL-4 R/B 1972-026B Rocket body re-entered 1972-04-08
COSMOS 484 DEB 1972-026C Debris re-entered 1972-04-18

COSPAR ID 1972-026. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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