Soviet Space Program
Zenit-6U 12
Soyuz U
FAILURE
Failure
Friday, October 12, 1979 · 12:30 UTC
Mission
/01Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Failure
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Soyuz U
Launch Pad
43/3 (43L)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62.927° N, 40.450° E
103
Pad Launches
712
Location Launches
1349
Agency Launches
93
Orbital This Year