Soyuz U | Foton 11 & Mirka
Status: Success | Launched: Oct 09, 1997 17:59 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Strategic Rocket Forces (Government)
- Rocket: Soyuz U — Soyuz family
Mission
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.
- Type: Planetary Science
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: 43/3 (43L)
- Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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