Soviet Space Program

Yantar-2K 17

Soyuz U

FAILURE

Failure

Saturday, March 28, 1981 · 09:30 UTC

Mission

/01

High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Failure

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Soyuz U

Launch Pad

31/6

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

45.996° N, 63.564° E

226

Pad Launches

590

Location Launches

1478

Agency Launches

32

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