Soyuz U
SuccessFoton 11 & Mirka · Strategic Rocket Forces
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Oct 9, 1997, 17:59 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Oct 9, 1997, 17:59 UTC – Thursday, Oct 9, 1997, 17:59 UTC
Provider
Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket
Launch pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Foton 11 & Mirka
Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
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