LAUNCH CENTER
![Launch Image](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FTLP_Launch_Placeholder_Image_tin.png&w=3840&q=75)
Success
Thu Mar 16 1989
Soviet Space Program
Zenit-8 78
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(2:59 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(2:59 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(2:59 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Soyuz-U-PVBDescription:
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.
![Soyuz-U-PVB rocket](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FTLP_Launch_Placeholder_Image_tin.png&w=640&q=75)
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Film-return reconnaissance satellite
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Pad
16/2