Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U-PVB Zenit-8 99

Name: Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U-PVB Zenit-8 99
Start: 1991-07-09T09:40:00.000Z
Location: 43/4 (43R)

Soyuz-U-PVB

Status

Success

Date

9 JUL 1991

09:40

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

43/4 (43R)

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