Soviet Space Program

Zenit-4MK 13

Soyuz U

SUCCESS

Success

Friday, May 18, 1973 · 11:00 UTC

Mission

/01

High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family.

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Soyuz U

Launch Pad

43/3 (43L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

62.927° N, 40.450° E

16

Pad Launches

288

Location Launches

737

Agency Launches

31

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