Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Oblik-Dummy was Zenit-8 (Oblik) spy sat, which has been in storage long beyond its service live and was converted to an instrumented dummy payload for the maiden launch of the new Soyuz-2-1a launch vehicle. The photographic equipment was removed and the vehicle was fitted with vibration and thermal…
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Rocket and boosterSoyuz 2.1a
- Vehicle
- Soyuz 2.1a
- Reusable
- no
Soyuz 2.1a: specs, record and next flights → Russian Space Forces: all its launches →
MissionGovernment/Top Secret · LEO
Government/Top Secret · LEO
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