Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program

Soyuz U: Zenit-4MKM 30

Name: Soyuz U: Zenit-4MKM 30
Start: 1979-05-15T11:40:00Z
End: 1979-05-15T11:40:00Z
Location: 41/1

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

Tuesday, 15 May 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 Pad41/1

Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS

Orbital Launches This Year#41

Agency Launches This Year#34

Launches From This Pad310

Launches From This Site1,689

Status Note

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

41/1 · 62.9410°N 40.5268°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.