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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program

Soyuz U: Zenit-4MK 73

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

Wednesday, 9 February 1977
Soyuz U: Zenit-4MK 73

Mission Data

Soviet Space Program
🇷🇺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#9
Agency Launches This Year#7
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.