MISSION NAME
Orlets-1 2 2
Status
Success
DATE
1 OCT 1990
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Soviet Space Program
Launch Pad
1/5
Description
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Soyuz-U2
Rocket Description
The Soyuz-U2 was a Soviet, later Russian, carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-U, and a member of the R-7 family of rockets. It featured increased performance compared with the baseline Soyuz-U, due to the use of syntin propellant, as opposed to RP-1 paraffin, used on the Soyuz-U.