Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program

Soyuz U: Yantar-4K2 45

Name: Soyuz U: Yantar-4K2 45
Start: 1989-04-20T18:29:59Z
End: 1989-04-20T18:29:59Z
Location: 43/3 (43L)

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Thursday, 20 April 1989

Mission Data

🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931

Launch VehicleSoyuz U

Vehicle FamilySoyuz

Vehicle Record694 of 714 launches (97.2%)

Provider TypeGovernment

Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)

Success Streak17 consecutive

Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret

Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit

Launch Pad43/3 (43L)

Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS

Orbital Launches This Year#31

Agency Launches This Year#24

Launches From This Pad235

Launches From This Site1,689

Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

43/3 (43L) · 62.9273°N 40.4500°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.