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 Details
- Launch date: November 8, 2004 at 05:29 PM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz 2.1a
- Operator: Russian Space Forces
- Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Mission type: Government/Top Secret