Soviet Space Program

Yantar-2K 1

Soyuz U

FAILURE

Failure

Thursday, May 23, 1974 · 12:16 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

43/3 (43L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

62.927° N, 40.450° E

20

Pad Launches

356

Location Launches

829

Agency Launches

38

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