RVSN RF Soyuz-U-PVB Foton 12

Name: RVSN RF Soyuz-U-PVB Foton 12
Start: 1999-09-09T18:00:00.000Z
Location: 43/4 (43R)

Soyuz-U-PVB

Status

Success

Date

9 SEP 1999

18:00

Launch Provider

Strategic Rocket Forces

Launch Pad

43/4 (43R)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Mission Overview

Microgravity research satellite

Rocket

Soyuz-U-PVB

Mission Type

Materials Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

A Russian orbital launch vehicle. A version of the Soyuz-U with safety modifications to prevent and resist fires in all stages and the upper stage avionics compartment.

Height

51 m

Diameter

3 m

Launch Mass

313 T