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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
Soyuz-U: Orlets-1 3
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Wednesday, 9 October 1991
Mission Data
🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931
Launch VehicleSoyuz-U2
Vehicle Record71 of 71 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad1/5
Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ
Orbital Launches This Year#74
Agency Launches This Year#51
Launches From This Pad487
Launches From This Site1,565
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Soyuz-U2
The Soyuz-U2 was a Soviet, later Russian, carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-U, and a member of the R-7 family of rockets. It featured increased performance compared with the baseline Soyuz-U, due to the use of syntin propellant, as opposed to RP-1 paraffin, used on the Soyuz-U.
Launch Site
1/5 · 45.9200°N 63.3420°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.