Launch vehicle
Soyuz U
- Height
- 51.1 m
- Diameter
- 2.95 m
- Stages
- 3
- Recorded launches
- 714
- First flight
- 1973-05-18
Historical mission record
This page records Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 38 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission
High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite
- Launch vehicle
- Soyuz U
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- 1/5
- Provider
- Soviet Space Program
The vehicle
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Launch site & orbit
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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