Zenit-2M
Launch vehicle · Ukraine
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Ukrainian orbital launch vehicle. Two-stage version of the Zenit-3SL booster developed for the Sea Launch program, modified for launch from ground facilities at Baikonur. Uses the common Zenit-2SB core vehicle with no upper stage.
LEO Payload: 12,030 kg (26,520 lb) to a 400 km orbit at 51.60 degrees.
More at: Zenit-2M.
Related
- Family
- orbital launch vehicle
- Country
- Ukraine
- Spacecraft
- Tselina-2
- Launch Sites
- Baikonur, Baikonur LC45/1
- Agency
- Yuzhnoye
Chronology
1 event
2007 June 29
10:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC45/1. LV Family: Zenit. Launch Vehicle: Zenit-2M.- Cosmos 2428 - . Mass: 3,200 kg (7,000 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: VKS. Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye. Class: Surveillance. Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2. USAF Sat Cat: 31792 . COSPAR: 2007-029A. Apogee: 857 km (532 mi). Perigee: 846 km (525 mi). Inclination: 71.00 deg. Period: 102.00 min. Signals intelligence satellite. First launch in three years, and first with the improved version of the Zenit-2 launch vehicle using components developed for the Zenit-3SL..