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Zenit-2 No. 2

Vostok 8K72 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on April 26, 1962, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 26, 1962 · 10:02 UTCLaunch 1962 XILaunch no. 160 in the log
RocketVostok 8K72variant K
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 26, 1962, 10:02
Launch designation
1962 XI
Mission
Zenit-2 No. 2
Flight name
Kosmos-4
Vehicle flight ID
E103-20

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
317 km
Payload mass to orbit
4.7 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-41962 XI 1NORAD 287OKB-1 im. S.P. KorolevOptical imaging2,100 kgLanded · Apr 29, 1962

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.