Yantar-1KFT 17
Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Launch Status
Success Mission
Yantar-1KFT 17
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Location
Rocket
Agency
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.