Mission KH-8 48 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit KH-8 Block 4 high resolution 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 751 rocket launches. […]
Mission Palapa A2 Type: Communications Orbit: Geostationary Orbit Indonesia 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 2914 The […]
Mission Zenit-4MK 75 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family. 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 […]
Mission Zenit-6U 2 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Optical film-return 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) Soyuz […]
Mission Tselina-D 11 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 Kiku 2 Type: Astrophysics Orbit: Geostationary Orbit Japanese experimental geostationary satellite 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. Rocket Mitsubishi Heavy Industries N-I The N-I […]
Mission Zenit-4MK 74 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite 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 Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1548 rocket launches. Rocket […]
Mission Parus 8 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 Tansei-3 Type: Astrophysics Orbit: Elliptical Orbit Japanese satellite used to test the new Mu-3H launch vehicle, experiment magnetic stabilization and ovserve UV radiation Location Mu Center Uchinoura Space Center, Japan Mu Center has witnessed the launch of 36 rockets, including 36 orbital launch attempts, while Uchinoura Space Center, Japan, has been the site for […]
Mission DS-U2-IK GVM Type: Test Flight Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Mass model of the DS-U2-IK (Interkosmos 3) research satellite 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 Molniya-2 17 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Elliptical Orbit Government communications 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 Space Forces Molniya-M 2BL Agency Soviet Space […]
Mission Zenit-4MK 73 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Low Earth Orbit High resolution optical reconnaissance satellite of the Vostok-based Zenit family. 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 […]
Crew Viktor Gorbatko Birthday: 12/03/1934 Role: Commander Nationality: Russian First Flight: 10/12/1969 Last Flight: 07/23/1980 Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko (Russian: Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Горба́тко; December 3, 1934 – May 17, 2017) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7, Soyuz 24, and Soyuz 37 missions. Yury Glazkov Birthday: 10/02/1939 Role: Flight Engineer Nationality: Russian First […]
Mission DSP 7 Type: Government/Top Secret Orbit: Geostationary Orbit Early warning satellite 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 been the site for 943 rocket launches. Rocket Lockheed Martin Titan IIIC […]
Mission Taifun-1 6 Type: Test Target Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Radar calibration satellite 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 […]
