RVSN RF Soyuz-U-PVB Yantar-4K2 79

Name: RVSN RF Soyuz-U-PVB Yantar-4K2 79
Start: 1999-08-18T18:00:01.000Z
Location: 43/3 (43L)

Soyuz-U-PVB

Status

Success

Date

18 AUG 1999

18:00

Launch Provider

Strategic Rocket Forces

Launch Pad

43/3 (43L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Mission Overview

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Rocket

Soyuz-U-PVB

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

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