Launch FailureSoviet Space Program

Soyuz U: Zenit-6U 12

Name: Soyuz U: Zenit-6U 12
Start: 1979-10-12T12:30:00Z
End: 1979-10-12T12:30:00Z
Location: 43/3 (43L)

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Friday, 12 October 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#93

Agency Launches This Year#76

Launches From This Pad235

Launches From This Site1,689

Status Note

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

43/3 (43L) · 62.9273°N 40.4500°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.