Soviet Space Program

Yantar-4K1 1

Soyuz U

SUCCESS

Success

Friday, April 27, 1979 · 17:15 UTC

Mission

/01

Second generation 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

94

Pad Launches

678

Location Launches

1305

Agency Launches

38

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