Soviet Space Program Soyuz U Zenit-2M/NKh 5

Name: Soviet Space Program Soyuz U Zenit-2M/NKh 5
Start: 1979-08-17T07:45:00.000Z
Location: 43/4 (43R)

Soyuz U

Status

Success

Date

17 AUG 1979

07:45

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

43/4 (43R)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Mission Overview

Civil version of the military Zenit-2M area surveillance reconnaissance satellite

Rocket

Soyuz U

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

Height

51.1 m

Diameter

2.95 m

Launch Mass

313 T