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Strategic Rocket ForcesLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretSoyuz U
Launched 1997-11-18 11:14:59 UTC43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
75th
orbital launch attempt in 1997
Strategic Rocket Forces
3rd
launch this year
43/3 (43L)
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
39 d 17 h
since the pad's previous launch
The Resurs-F1M (17F43M) was one of three subseries of the Soviet Resurs-F1 film-return earth observation satellite family. They were a follow-on to the Fram (Zenit-4MKT) series.
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).
Launches
15
Successful
12
80%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
51.1m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
6,900kg
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