Foton 11 & Mirka
Soyuz U
Strategic Rocket Forces
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Foton 11 & Mirka
- Type: Planetary Science
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Foton was a series of Soviet and later Russian material sciences research satellites. Mirka is a dedicated research capsule solely for performance of re-entry experiments.
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
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U
Agency
Strategic Rocket Forces
The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation are a separate-troops branch of the Russian Armed Forces that control Russia’s land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
