Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2M 1
Film-return reconnaisance satellite. Maneuvered on October 1 to a 213 x 330 km orbit. Believed to be an improved Yantar-4K1 with a longer lifetime – and given the code name ‘Kobalt’ previously applied to the defunct Yantar-4K2 system. When re-entry was commanded after only 107 days in orbit, there was speculation that problems had arisen with the satellite. Sources claimed the satellite had some kind of control problem, which was brought under control, and the two smaller film return capsules were successfully returned.
A Russian orbital launch vehicle. A version of the Soyuz-U with safety modifications to prevent and resist fires in all stages and the upper stage avionics compartment.
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Mission Profile
Yantar-4K2M 1 was a Soyuz-U-PVB mission operated by Russian Space Forces that lifted off from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 24, 2004. The flight carried its payload on a government/top secret mission to Low Earth Orbit. The launch was a success.