Soyuz 2.1a | GVM Oblik

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Soyuz 2.1a | GVM Oblik

Oblik-Dummy was Zenit-8 (Oblik) spy sat, which has been in storage long beyond its service live and was converted to an instrumented dummy payload for the maiden launch of the new Soyuz-2-1a launch vehicle. The photographic equipment was removed and the vehicle was fitted with vibration and thermal sensors designed to measure the launch environment of the new launch vehicle.

Mission type: Government/Top Secret · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Rocket: Soyuz 2.1a · Provider: Russian Space Forces

Launch pad

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation · View on map (opens in new tab)