Soviet Space Program
Zenit-2M/NKh 5
Soyuz U
SUCCESS
Success
Friday, August 17, 1979 · 07:45 UTC
Mission
/01Civil version of the military Zenit-2M area surveillance reconnaissance satellite
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Soyuz U
Launch Pad
43/4 (43R)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62.929° N, 40.457° E
143
Pad Launches
700
Location Launches
1336
Agency Launches
78
Orbital This Year