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Launch SuccessfulStrategic Rocket Forces
Soyuz-U-PVB: Yantar-4K2 78
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Wednesday, 24 June 1998
Mission Data
🇷🇺Strategic Rocket ForcesEst. 1959
Launch VehicleSoyuz-U-PVB
Vehicle FamilySoyuz
Vehicle Record72 of 74 launches (97.3%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record12 successes / 3 failures (80%)
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad43/3 (43L)
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#39
Agency Launches This Year#2
Launches From This Pad235
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Soyuz-U-PVB
A Russian orbital launch vehicle. A version of the Soyuz-U with safety modifications to prevent and resist fires in all stages and the upper stage avionics compartment.
Launch Site
43/3 (43L) · 62.9273°N 40.4500°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.