Mission Resurs-F1 17F41 16L Type: Earth Science Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit Resurs-F1 (17F41) type film-return Earth observation 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) […]
Mission Tselina-D 30 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Launch Cost: $15,000,000 Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system. Location 32/1 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 32/1 has witnessed the launch of 57 rockets, including 57 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk […]
Mission US-A 19 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Launch Cost: $12,000,000 Active radar satellite for ocean surveillance powered by a nuclear reactor. 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 […]
Mission Yantar-4K2 1 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 Zenit-6U 45 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 Yantar-2K 21 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 Parus 28 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 Himawari 2 Type: Earth Science Orbit: Geostationary Orbit Japanese geostationary meteorological satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications Location Osaki Launch Complex Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Osaki Launch Complex has witnessed the launch of 24 rockets, including 24 orbital launch attempts, while Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, has been the site for 90 rocket launches. […]
Mission Bulgaria 1300 Type: Astrophysics Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Interkosmos satellite research satellite carrying scientific experiments designed and built in Bulgaria Location 43/3 (43L) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 43/3 (43L) has witnessed the launch of 229 rockets, including 229 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 1667 rocket launches. […]
Mission Strela-1M 217-224 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Military communications satellites 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 (11K65M) N/A Agency Soviet Space […]
Mission FLTSATCOM 5 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Geostationary Orbit FLTSATCOM satellite for US Navy, Air Force and presidential communications Location Launch Complex 36A Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Launch Complex 36A has witnessed the launch of 68 rockets, including 68 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 940 rocket launches. […]
Mission US-P 11 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 US-K 22 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 Dynamics Explorer 1 & 2 Type: Earth Science Orbit: Polar Orbit Magnetospheric research satellites placed in polar coplanar orbits, allowing simultaneous measurements at high and low altitudes Location Space Launch Complex 2W Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA Space Launch Complex 2W has witnessed the launch of 96 rockets, including 96 orbital launch attempts, while Vandenberg […]
Mission Raduga 9 Type: Communications Orbit: Geostationary Orbit Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes Location 200/39 (200L) Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 200/39 (200L) has witnessed the launch of 167 rockets, including 167 orbital launch attempts, while Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1547 rocket launches. Rocket Khrunichev State […]
