Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 81

Launch information

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Mission description

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.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 81’.

Launch image Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 81

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Sept. 13, 1977, 3:10 p.m.

Timezone: Europe/Moscow

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Zenit-2M 81 (LEO)

Launcher

Soviet Space Program

Rocket

Soyuz U

Location

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Pad

43/3 (43L)

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 81’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
10351 COSMOS 950 LEO 62.81 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES Decayed
10352 COSMOS 951 LEO 82.97 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 81’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1994

To this date

Location Launch

#573

To this date

Pad Launch

#68

To this date

Agency Launch

#1147

To this date

Orbital Launch

#89

Year 1977

Location Launch

#50

Year 1977

Pad Launch

#14

Year 1977

Agency Launch

#70

Year 1977

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