Strategic Rocket Forces
Strategic Rocket Forces has made 15 launches since its first on 27 October 1961: 12 successful, 3 failed or partly failed (80% success). Its first success was Zeya on 4 March 1997. Its latest was Yantar-4K2 80 on 29 May 2001. It has carried 17 satellites, 6 of them still in orbit.
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Launches a year
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Highlights
| Date | Launch |
|---|---|
| 27 October 1961 | Kosmos-2I 63S1, Kosmos-2I | DS-1-1First launch · failure |
| 4 March 1997 | Start-1.2, ZeyaFirst successful launch · success |
| 9 October 1997 | Soyuz U, Foton 11 & MirkaFirst Soyuz U flight · success |
| 15 December 1997 | Soyuz-U-PVB, Yantar-4K2 77First Soyuz-U-PVB flight · success |
| 24 December 1997 | Start-1, EarlyBirdFirst Start-1 flight · success |
| 15 June 1998 | Tsiklon-3, Strela-3 119 to 124First Tsiklon-3 flight · success |
| 29 May 2001 | Soyuz-U-PVB, Yantar-4K2 80Latest launch · success |
Rockets
| Rocket | First launch | Launches |
|---|---|---|
| Soyuz-U-PVB | 15 December 1997 | 6 |
| Kosmos-2I 63S1 | 27 October 1961 | 2 |
| Soyuz U | 9 October 1997 | 2 |
| Start-1 | 24 December 1997 | 2 |
| Tsiklon-3 | 15 June 1998 | 2 |
| Start-1.2 | 4 March 1997 | 1 |
Launch sites
| Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 10 |
| Svobodny Cosmodrome | 3 |
| Kapustin Yar | 2 |
Satellites carried
17 satellites in the catalogue went up on Strategic Rocket Forces launches; 6 are still in orbit. By who uses them: defence 11, civil government 4, commercial 2.