Mission Strela-2M 27 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Military communications satellite Location 132/1 (132L) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 132/1 (132L) has witnessed the launch of 212 rockets, including 212 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 1667 rocket launches. Rocket Russian Space Forces Kosmos-3M (11K65M) N/A Agency […]
Mission Zenit-4MKT 20 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Film-return reconnaissance satellite Location 41/1 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 41/1 has witnessed the launch of 310 rockets, including 310 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 1667 rocket launches. Rocket Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U Agency Soviet […]
Mission Zenit-6U 56 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite Location 31/6 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 31/6 has witnessed the launch of 414 rockets, including 414 orbital launch attempts, while Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1547 rocket launches. Rocket Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz […]
Mission Taifun-2 12 Type: Test Target Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration Location 107/1 Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation 107/1 has witnessed the launch of 20 rockets, including 20 orbital launch attempts, while Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation, has been the site for 101 rocket […]
Mission Salyut-7 Type: Human Exploration Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Seventh and last operational Salyut space station Location 200/40 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 200/40 has witnessed the launch of 64 rockets, including 64 orbital launch attempts, while Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1547 rocket launches. Rocket Khrunichev State Research and […]
Mission Yantar-2K 25 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite Location 41/1 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 41/1 has witnessed the launch of 310 rockets, including 310 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 1667 rocket launches. Rocket Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U […]
Mission Insat 1A Type: Communications Orbit: Geostationary Orbit Geostationary communications satellite Location Space Launch Complex 17A Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Space Launch Complex 17A has witnessed the launch of 145 rockets, including 145 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 940 rocket launches. Rocket McDonnell Douglas Delta 3910/PAM The […]
Mission Parus 32 Type: Navigation Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system Location 132/2 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 132/2 has witnessed the launch of 172 rockets, including 172 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 1667 rocket launches. Rocket Russian Space Forces […]
Mission US-K 25 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Elliptical Orbit Early warning satellite Location 16/2 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 16/2 has witnessed the launch of 136 rockets, including 136 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 1667 rocket launches. Rocket Russian Space Forces Molniya-M 2BL Agency Soviet Space Program The […]
Mission Yantar-4K2 2 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Film-return reconnaissance satellite Location 31/6 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 31/6 has witnessed the launch of 414 rockets, including 414 orbital launch attempts, while Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1547 rocket launches. Rocket Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U […]
Mission Tselina-D 34 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system. Location 16/2 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 16/2 has witnessed the launch of 136 rockets, including 136 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, […]
Mission Tselina-O 41 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites. Location 132/2 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 132/2 has witnessed the launch of 172 rockets, including 172 orbital launch […]
Mission Meteor-2 8 Type: Earth Science Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Launch Cost: $15,000,000 Second generation soviet meteorological satellite Location 32/1 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 32/1 has witnessed the launch of 57 rockets, including 57 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 1667 rocket launches. Rocket Yuzhnoye Design Bureau Tsiklon-3 […]
Mission Parus 31 Type: Navigation Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system Location 132/1 (132L) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 132/1 (132L) has witnessed the launch of 212 rockets, including 212 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 1667 rocket launches. Rocket Russian […]
Mission Molniya-3 29L Type: Communications Orbit: Elliptical Orbit Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit Location 41/1 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 41/1 has witnessed the launch of 310 rockets, including 310 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 1667 rocket launches. Rocket Russian Space Forces Molniya-M 2BL […]
