Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program

Soyuz U: Zenit-2M 94

Name: Soyuz U: Zenit-2M 94
Start: 1979-01-11T15:00:00Z
End: 1979-01-11T15:00:00Z
Location: 43/3 (43L)

The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.

Thursday, 11 January 1979

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#1

Agency Launches This Year#1

Launches From This Pad235

Launches From This Site1,689

Status Note

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

Launch Site

43/3 (43L) · 62.9273°N 40.4500°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.