Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 Zenit-2M 17

Name: Soviet Space Program Kosmos 11K63 Zenit-2M 17
Start: 1971-03-05T08:15:02.000Z
Location: 86/4

Kosmos 11K63

Status

Failure

Date

5 MAR 1971

08:15

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

86/4

Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Kosmos 11K63

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Kosmos rockets were a series of Soviet and subsequently Russian rockets, derived from the R-12 and R-14 missiles.

Height

31 m

Diameter

1.6 m

Launch Mass

48 T