Soviet Space Program Soyuz U Zenit-2M 78

Name: Soviet Space Program Soyuz U Zenit-2M 78
Start: 1977-06-30T14:00:00.000Z
Location: 43/4 (43R)

Soyuz U

Status

Success

Date

30 JUN 1977

14:00

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

43/4 (43R)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, 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

Soyuz U

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

Height

51.1 m

Diameter

2.95 m

Launch Mass

313 T