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VNIIEM EMKA
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Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
The payload for the Soyuz-2-1v launch is a small reconnaissance satellite developed by VNIIEM and known by the acronym EMKA ("Experimental Small Space Apparatus"). Launch was originally scheduled for October and then slipped to November, December and eventually January due to technical problems with the payload.
Details
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Location
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Date
Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 17:38
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