1971

1971 · Soviet Space Program

Zenit-2M 24

failureVoskhod | Zenit-2M 24

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.

Overview

Date / time
December 3, 1971 at 01:00 PM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
43/4 (43R)
Mission
Zenit-2M 24
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit

Payloads deployed · 1