Soviet Space ProgramZenit-245/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
GVM Tselina-2
Launched
April 13, 1985
Image: NASA
Summary
GVM Tselina-2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Zenit-2 from 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 13, 1985. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,878th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 2,933rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Zenit-2 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zenit-2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Zenit-2 flightSoviet Space Program's 1,878th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 2,933rd orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Dynamic simulator of the Tselina-2 ELINT satellite
Pad

45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1st launch from 45/1, 1st this year · 737th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
47 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did GVM Tselina-2 launch?
GVM Tselina-2 launched on April 13, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GVM Tselina-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GVM Tselina-2?
Zenit-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Zenit-2 spec sheet
Where did GVM Tselina-2 launch from?
45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was GVM Tselina-2 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.
