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Resurs-F2 9

Soyuz U

Russian Space Forces

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Resurs-F2 9

Type: Government/Top Secret

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Trajectory

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Location

16/2

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

1661 rockets have launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.

16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Rocket

Soyuz U – Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

  • Family: Soyuz
  • Length: 51.1 m
  • Diameter: 2.95 m
  • Launch Mass: 313 T
  • Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 6900 kg

The Soyuz U was manufactured by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) with the first launch on 1973-05-18. Soyuz U has 694 successful launches and 20 failed launches with a total of 714 launches.

Agency

Russian Space Forces – VKS

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: VKS
  • Administration: Commander: Aleksandr Golovko
  • Founded: 1992
  • Country: RUS

The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger between the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces after a 2011 dissolving of the branch. The Russian Space Forces were originally formed on August 10, 1992 and the creation of the Russian Armed Forces.

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