Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program

Soyuz U: Zenit-4MK 72

Name: Soyuz U: Zenit-4MK 72
Start: 1977-01-06T09:40:00Z
End: 1977-01-06T09:40:00Z
Location: 31/6

High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.

Thursday, 6 January 1977

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 Pad31/6

Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ

Orbital Launches This Year#1

Agency Launches This Year#1

Launches From This Pad430

Launches From This Site1,565

Status Note

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

31/6 · 45.9960°N 63.5640°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.