Soviet Space Program

Yantar-2K 12

Soyuz U

SUCCESS

Success

Thursday, January 24, 1980 · 15:45 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 Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Soyuz U

Launch Pad

43/3 (43L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

62.927° N, 40.450° E

109

Pad Launches

728

Location Launches

1367

Agency Launches

6

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