EPN 03.0694 n°2

Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

08:29:00

Friday June 21, 1985

Mission Details

Launch Notes

Second stage vernier engines exploded due to clogged oxidizer inlet valve.

The EPN 03.0694 was a dynamic simulator of the Tselina-2 ELINT satellite to evaluate the Zenit-2 launch vehicle.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

3,250 kilograms

Rocket

Retired

Zenit-2

Active 1985 to 2007

Manufacturer

Yuzhmash

Rocket

Height: 57m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 13,500 kg

GTO: 4,500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

7,257 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.9m

Height: 13.65m

Stages

2

Launch Site

Site 45/1

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Fastest Turnaround

18 days 2 hours

Site 45/1

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Fastest Turnaround

18 days 2 hours

Stats

Zenit

2nd

Mission

2nd

Mission of 1985

Yuzhmash

1914th

Mission

45th

Mission of 1985

1985

54th

Orbital launch attempt