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Soviet Space ProgramZenit-245/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

GVM Tselina-2

Launched

April 13, 1985

Launch Failure

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

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About this launch

Dynamic simulator of the Tselina-2 ELINT satellite

Pad

Map of 45/1

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

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.