Zenit-2M / Gektor with FEU-170
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.
The satellites consisted of the Vostok-based service and reentry modules. The spherical reentry module returned both the cameras and the film to earth at the end of the mission. This version replaced the Ftor-2R camera system with the improved Ftor-2R3 camera. The battery powered spacecrafts were designed for flights durations of 12 to 13 days.
These satellites operated from following, typical orbits:
The Zenit-2M satellites could carry autonomous scientific and technical Nauka payloads and deploy other payloads from the front end of the spherical return capsule. Kosmos 368 carried also biological experiments as a precursor to the dedicated Bion series.
A civil earth resources version was launched as Zenit-2M/NKh (Gektor-Priroda). The Zenit-2M was later replaced by the Zenit-6U (Argon) version.
Nation: | USSR |
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Type / Application: | Reconnaissance, photo (film return type) |
Operator: | GRU |
Contractors: | TsSKB |
Equipment: | package |
Configuration: | Zenit bus |
Propulsion: | 11D82M ? |
Power: | Batteries |
Lifetime: | 12 days |
Mass: | ~6300 kg |
Orbit: | see above |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Kosmos 208 (Zenit-2M #1, Gektor #1) & Nauka-1KS 1L | 1968-022A | 21.03.1968 | Ba LC-1/5 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 228 (Zenit-2M #2, Gektor #2) & Nauka-1KS 2L | 1968-053A | 21.06.1968 | Ba LC-1/5 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 243 (Zenit-2M #3, Gektor #3) & Nauka-2KS 1L | 1968-080A | 23.09.1968 | Ba LC-1/5 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 293 (Zenit-2M #4, Gektor #4) & Nauka-5KS 1L | 1969-071A | 16.08.1969 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 306 (Zenit-2M #5, Gektor #5) | 1969-093A | 24.10.1969 | Ba LC-1/5 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 313 (Zenit-2M #6, Gektor #6) | 1969-104A | 03.12.1969 | Pl LC-43/4 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 318 (Zenit-2M #7, Gektor #7) | 1970-001A | 09.01.1970 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 329 (Zenit-2M #8, Gektor #8) | 1970-023A | 03.04.1970 | Pl LC-43/4 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 350 (Zenit-2M #9, Gektor #9) | 1970-050A | 26.06.1970 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 353 (Zenit-2M #10, Gektor #10) | 1970-053A | 09.07.1970 | Pl LC-41/1 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 363 (Zenit-2M #11, Gektor #11) | 1970-074A | 17.09.1970 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 366 (Zenit-2M #12, Gektor #12) | 1970-078A | 01.10.1970 | Ba LC-1/5 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 368 (Zenit-2M #13, Gektor #13) & Nauka-1KS 3L | 1970-080A | 08.10.1970 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 377 (Zenit-2M #14, Gektor #14) | 1970-096A | 11.11.1970 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 384 (Zenit-2M #15, Gektor #15) & Nauka-2KS 2L | 1970-105A | 10.12.1970 | Pl LC-41/1 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 392 (Zenit-2M #16, Gektor #16) | 1971-004A | 21.01.1971 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos (400) (Zenit-2M #17, Gektor #17) & Nauka-2KS 3L | 1971-F02 | 05.03.1971 | Pl LC-43/4 | F | Voskhod | |
Kosmos 403 (Zenit-2M #18, Gektor #18) | 1971-026A | 02.04.1971 | Pl LC-43/3 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 410 (Zenit-2M #19, Gektor #19) & Nauka-8KS 1L | 1971-040A | 06.05.1971 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 428 (Zenit-2M #20, Gektor #20) & Nauka-1KS 4L | 1971-057A | 24.06.1971 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 431 (Zenit-2M #21, Gektor #21) | 1971-065A | 30.07.1971 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 439 (Zenit-2M #22, Gektor #22) | 1971-078A | 21.09.1971 | Pl LC-43/3 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 443 (Zenit-2M #23, Gektor #23) & Nauka-8KS 2L | 1971-085A | 07.10.1971 | Pl LC-43/3 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos (462) (Zenit-2M #24, Gektor #24) & Nauka-5KS 2L | 1971-F12 | 03.12.1971 | Pl LC-43/4 | F | Voskhod | |
Kosmos 473 (Zenit-2M #25, Gektor #25) | 1972-006A | 03.02.1972 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 477 (Zenit-2M #26, Gektor #26) & Nauka-14KS 1L | 1972-013A | 04.03.1972 | Pl LC-41/1 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 484 (Zenit-2M #27, Gektor #27) & Nauka-5KS 3L | 1972-026A | 06.04.1972 | Pl LC-43/3 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 490 (Zenit-2M #28, Gektor #28) & Nauka-1KS 5L | 1972-036A | 17.05.1972 | Pl LC-43/3 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 493 (Zenit-2M #29, Gektor #29) | 1972-042A | 21.06.1972 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 512 (Zenit-2M #30, Gektor #30) | 1972-059A | 28.07.1972 | Pl LC-43/4 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 517 (Zenit-2M #31, Gektor #31) | 1972-067A | 30.08.1972 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 518 (Zenit-2M #32, Gektor #32) & Nauka | 1972-070A | 15.09.1972 | Pl LC-43/4 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 525 (Zenit-2M #33, Gektor #33) & Nauka-16KS 1L | 1972-083A | 18.10.1972 | Pl LC-43/4 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 537 (Zenit-2M #34, Gektor #34) | 1972-093A | 25.11.1972 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 547 (Zenit-2M #35, Gektor #35) | 1973-006A | 01.02.1973 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 552 (Zenit-2M #36, Gektor #36) & Nauka-16KS 2L | 1973-016A | 22.03.1973 | Pl LC-43/4 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 555 (Zenit-2M #37, Gektor #37) & Nauka-14KS 2L | 1973-024A | 25.04.1973 | Pl LC-43/4 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 561 (Zenit-2M #38, Gektor #43) & Nauka-9KS 1L | 1973-033A | 25.05.1973 | Pl LC-43/4 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 575 (Zenit-2M #39, Gektor #39) | 1973-043A | 21.06.1973 | Pl LC-43/4 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 578 (Zenit-2M #40, Gektor #40) | 1973-051A | 01.08.1973 | Pl LC-43/4 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 583 (Zenit-2M #41, Gektor #41) | 1973-062A | 30.08.1973 | Ba LC-1/5 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 596 (Zenit-2M #42, Gektor #42) | 1973-070A | 03.10.1973 | Pl LC-41/1 | Voskhod | with FEU-170 1L | |
Kosmos 599 (Zenit-2M #43, Gektor #43) | 1973-073A | 15.10.1973 | Ba LC-1/5 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 629 (Zenit-2M #44, Gektor #44) | 1974-003A | 24.01.1974 | Pl LC-43/4 | Voskhod | with FEU-170 2L | |
Kosmos 635 (Zenit-2M #45, Gektor #45) & Nauka-17KS 1L | 1974-014A | 14.03.1974 | Pl LC-43/4 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 640 (Zenit-2M #46, Gektor #46) | 1974-021A | 11.04.1974 | Pl LC-43/4 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 653 (Zenit-2M #47, Gektor #47) | 1974-031A | 15.05.1974 | Pl LC-43/4 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 658 (Zenit-2M #48, Gektor #48) | 1974-041A | 06.06.1974 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 669 (Zenit-2M #49, Gektor #49) & Nauka-8KS 3L | 1974-059A | 26.07.1974 | Pl LC-43/4 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos (676) (Zenit-2M #50, Gektor #50) | 1974-F06 | 30.08.1974 | Pl LC-41/1 | F | Voskhod | with FEU-170 3L |
Kosmos 685 (Zenit-2M #51, Gektor #51) | 1974-073A | 20.09.1974 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 692 (Zenit-2M #52, Gektor #52) | 1974-087A | 01.11.1974 | Pl LC-43/4 | Voskhod | with FEU-170 4L | |
Kosmos 696 (Zenit-2M #53, Gektor #53) | 1974-095A | 27.11.1974 | Pl LC-43/4 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 702 (Zenit-2M #54, Gektor #54) | 1975-002A | 17.01.1975 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 721 (Zenit-2M #55, Gektor #55) & Nauka-5KSA 1L | 1975-020A | 26.03.1975 | Pl LC-41/1 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 728 (Zenit-2M #56, Gektor #56) & Nauka-15KS 1L | 1975-031A | 18.04.1975 | Pl LC-41/1 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 731 (Zenit-2M #57, Gektor #57) & Nauka-9KS 2L | 1975-041A | 21.05.1975 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 747 (Zenit-2M #58, Gektor #58) & Nauka-22KS 1L | 1975-060A | 27.06.1975 | Pl LC-41/1 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 751 (Zenit-2M #59, Gektor #59) | 1975-068A | 23.07.1975 | Pl LC-43/3 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 769 (Zenit-2M #60, Gektor #60) | 1975-088A | 23.09.1975 | Pl LC-41/1 | Voskhod | with FEU-170 5L | |
Kosmos 776 (Zenit-2M #61, Gektor #61) & Nauka-20KS 1L | 1975-101A | 17.10.1975 | Pl LC-41/1 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 780 (Zenit-2M #62, Gektor #62) & Nauka-20KS 2L | 1975-108A | 21.11.1975 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 784 (Zenit-2M #63, Gektor #63) & Nauka-22KS 2L | 1975-113A | 03.12.1975 | Pl LC-43/3 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 799 (Zenit-2M #64, Gektor #64) | 1976-009A | 29.01.1976 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 809 (Zenit-2M #65, Gektor #65) | 1976-025A | 18.03.1976 | Ba LC-31/6 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 813 (Zenit-2M #66, Gektor #66) | 1976-033A | 09.04.1976 | Pl LC-43/3 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 819 (Zenit-2M #67, Gektor #67) | 1976-045A | 20.05.1976 | Ba LC-31/6 | Voskhod | ||
Kosmos 834 (Zenit-2M #68, Gektor #68) | 1976-058A | 24.06.1976 | Pl LC-43/3 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 840 (Zenit-2M #69, Gektor #69) | 1976-068A | 14.07.1976 | Pl LC-43/4 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 848 (Zenit-2M #70, Gektor #70) & Nauka-19KS 1L | 1976-082A | 12.08.1976 | Pl LC-43/3 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 856 (Zenit-2M #71, Gektor #71) & Nauka | 1976-096A | 22.09.1976 | Ba LC-31/6 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 865 (Zenit-2M #72, Gektor #72) | 1976-109A | 01.11.1976 | Pl LC-43/4 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 879 (Zenit-2M #73, Gektor #73) | 1976-119A | 09.12.1976 | Pl LC-43/4 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 889 (Zenit-2M #74, Gektor #74) | 1977-003A | 20.01.1977 | Ba LC-31/6 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 898 (Zenit-2M #75, Gektor #75) & Nauka | 1977-020A | 17.03.1977 | Pl LC-43/3 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 904 (Zenit-2M #76, Gektor #76) | 1977-028A | 20.04.1977 | Ba LC-31/6 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 914 (Zenit-2M #77, Gektor #77) & Nauka | 1977-043A | 31.05.1977 | Ba LC-31/6 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 922 (Zenit-2M #78, Gektor #78) | 1977-058A | 30.06.1977 | Pl LC-43/4 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 935 (Zenit-2M #79, Gektor #79) | 1977-073A | 29.07.1977 | Pl LC-43/4 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 947 (Zenit-2M #80, Gektor #80) | 1977-081A | 27.08.1977 | Pl LC-43/3 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 950 (Zenit-2M #81, Gektor #81) | 1977-086A | 13.09.1977 | Pl LC-43/3 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 966 (Zenit-2M #82, Gektor #82) & Nauka | 1977-115A | 12.12.1977 | Ba LC-31/6 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 973 (Zenit-2M #83, Gektor #83) & Nauka | 1977-124A | 27.12.1977 | Ba LC-31/6 ? | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 984 (Zenit-2M #84, Gektor #84) | 1978-006A | 13.01.1978 | Pl LC-43/3 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 992 (Zenit-2M #85, Gektor #85) | 1978-025A | 04.03.1978 | Ba LC-31/6 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 995 (Zenit-2M #86, Gektor #86) | 1978-030A | 17.03.1978 | Pl LC-43/3 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 1002 (Zenit-2M #87, Gektor #87) | 1978-037A | 06.04.1978 | Ba LC-31/6 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 1004 (Zenit-2M #88, Gektor #88) & Nauka-23KS 2L | 1978-043A | 05.05.1978 | Pl LC-43/3 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 1012 (Zenit-2M #89, Gektor #89) | 1978-054A | 25.05.1978 | Pl LC-43/3 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 1032 (Zenit-2M #90, Gektor #90) & Nauka-25KS 2L | 1978-088A | 19.09.1978 | Pl LC-43/3 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 1044 (Zenit-2M #91, Gektor #91) | 1978-097A | 17.10.1978 | Pl LC-43/4 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 1060 (Zenit-2M #92, Gektor #92) | 1978-111A | 08.12.1978 | Ba LC-31/6 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 1061 (Zenit-2M #93, Gektor #93) & Nauka-32KS 1L | 1978-114A | 14.12.1978 | Pl LC-43/4 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos 1070 (Zenit-2M #94, Gektor #94) & Nauka-30KS 1L | 1979-001A | 11.01.1979 | Pl LC-43/3 | Soyuz-U | ||
Kosmos (1078) (Zenit-2M #95, Gektor #95) & Nauka-32KS 2L | 1979-F01 | 16.02.1979 | Pl LC-41/1 | F | Soyuz-U | |
Kosmos 1090 (Zenit-2M #96, Gektor #96) | 1979-027A | 31.03.1979 | Pl LC-41/1 | Soyuz-U |