Mission Zenit-6U 54 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Optical 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 […]
Mission Intelsat 504 Type: Communications Orbit: Geostationary Orbit Geostationary communications satellite Location Launch Complex 36B Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Launch Complex 36B has witnessed the launch of 76 rockets, including 76 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 940 rocket launches. Rocket Convair Atlas SLV-3D Centaur The Atlas-Centaur was […]
Mission Taifun-2 11 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 US-K 24 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 Molniya-1K 53 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Elliptical Orbit Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic 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 […]
Mission Westar 4 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 Tselina-D 33 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 Tsikada 9 Type: Navigation Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus 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 Kosmos-3M […]
Mission Zenit-6U 53 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Optical 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 […]
Mission US-P 13 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Launch Cost: $12,000,000 Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices Location 90 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 90 has witnessed the launch of 74 rockets, including 74 orbital launch attempts, while Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1547 rocket launches. Rocket […]
Mission Ekran Type: Communications Orbit: Geostationary Orbit Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service. 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 […]
Mission Yantar-2K 24 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit High-resolution film-return Yantar 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) […]
Mission Taifun-2 10 Type: Test Target Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration 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 […]
Mission KH-8 52 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Modified KH-8 Gambit-3 reconnaissance satellite Location Space Launch Complex 4W Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA Space Launch Complex 4W has witnessed the launch of 93 rockets, including 93 orbital launch attempts, while Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 749 rocket launches. Rocket Lockheed […]
Mission Zenit-6U 52 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Optical film-return reconnaissance 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 Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U Agency […]
