Manufacturer | OKB-1 |
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Country of origin | Soviet Union |
Operator | Soviet space program |
Applications | Photo reconnaissance |
Production | |
Status | Retired |
Launched | 688 |
Lost | 21 |
Maiden launch | 11 Dec 1961 Zenit 2-1 |
Last launch | 7 Jun 1994 Kosmos 2281 |
Last retirement | 8 Nov 2004 Zenit 8-103 |
Related spacecraft | |
Derived from | Vostok |
Zenit (Russian: Зени́т, IPA: [zʲɪˈnʲit], Zenith) was a series of military photoreconnaissance satellites launched by the Soviet Union between 1961 and 1994. To conceal their nature, all flights were given the public Kosmos designation.