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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
Soyuz-U-PVB: Zenit-8 83
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Wednesday, 5 July 1989
Mission Data
🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931
Launch VehicleSoyuz-U-PVB
Vehicle FamilySoyuz
Vehicle Record72 of 74 launches (97.3%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad43/4 (43R)
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#52
Agency Launches This Year#40
Launches From This Pad329
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
43/4 (43R) · 62.9288°N 40.4571°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.