LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Tue Sep 28 1999

Strategic Rocket Forces

Resurs F-1M

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(11:00 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(11:00 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(11:00 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Soyuz-U-PVB

Description:

A Russian orbital launch vehicle. A version of the Soyuz-U with safety modifications to prevent and resist fires in all stages and the upper stage avionics compartment.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Government/Top Secret
The Resurs-F1M (17F43M) was one of three subseries of the Soviet Resurs-F1 film-return earth observation satellite family. They were a follow-on to the Fram (Zenit-4MKT) series.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Pad

43/4 (43R)