Mission Zenit-4MKM 25 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite Location 43/4 (43R) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 43/4 (43R) has witnessed the launch of 319 rockets, including 319 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, has been the site for 1667 rocket launches. Rocket Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) […]
Mission Sfera 18 Type: Earth Science Orbit: Low Earth Orbit The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM. Location 132/2 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 132/2 has witnessed the launch of 172 rockets, including 172 orbital launch […]
Mission Astrofizika Type: Astrophysics Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Astrophysics (not confirmed) satellite 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. Rocket RKK Energiya Vostok 8A92M Vostok was a family […]
Mission Taifun-2 5 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 Parus 16 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 Gorizont 1 Type: Communications Orbit: Geostationary Orbit Geostationary communications satellite 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 1548 rocket launches. Rocket Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/DM The […]
Mission Tselina-D 17 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 43/4 (43R) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 43/4 (43R) has witnessed the launch of 319 rockets, including 319 orbital launch attempts, while Plesetsk Cosmodrome, […]
Mission Anik B Type: Communications Orbit: Geostationary Orbit Canadian 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 943 rocket launches. Rocket McDonnell Douglas Delta 3914 The […]
Mission Tselina-O 38 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 Zenit-2M 93 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family. Location 43/4 (43R) Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation 43/4 (43R) has witnessed the launch of 319 rockets, including 319 orbital launch attempts, while […]
Mission DSCS-2 11 & 12 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Geostationary Orbit Satellites designed to provide secure voice and data communications for the US military. Location Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Space Launch Complex 40 has witnessed the launch of 233 rockets, including 233 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has […]
Mission Navstar 4 Type: Navigation Orbit: Medium Earth Orbit First generation GPS satellite Location Space Launch Complex 3E Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA Space Launch Complex 3E has witnessed the launch of 48 rockets, including 45 orbital launch attempts, while Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 751 rocket launches. Rocket Convair Atlas F/SVS […]
Mission Zenit-2M 92 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family. Location 31/6 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 31/6 has witnessed the launch of 415 rockets, including 415 orbital launch attempts, while Baikonur […]
Mission Zenit-4MKM 24 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit High-resolution film-return Zenit 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 Strela-1M 161-168 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 […]
