Yantar-2K 18 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

18 May 1981, 11:50am

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

31/6

Launch Service Provider

Soviet Space Program logo

Soviet Space Program

Vehicle

Soyuz U image

Soyuz U

Mission

Yantar-2K 18

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

Updated: Jan 3, 7:56pm UTC

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