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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
Soyuz U: Zenit-8 45
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Wednesday, 11 March 1987
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 Pad16/2
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#25
Agency Launches This Year#21
Launches From This Pad136
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Launch Site
16/2 · 62.9601°N 40.6830°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.