Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U-PVB Zenit-8 97

Name: Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U-PVB Zenit-8 97
Start: 1991-01-17T10:30:01.000Z
Location: 16/2

Soyuz-U-PVB

Status

Success

Date

17 JAN 1991

10:30

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

16/2

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