Soyuz U | Foton 11 & Mirka

Name: Soyuz U | Foton 11 & Mirka
Start: 1997-10-09T17:59:59Z
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: October 9, 1997 at 05:59 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Soyuz U
Operator: Strategic Rocket Forces
Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission type: Planetary Science