Carried the Resurs F-1M film-return Earth-imaging satellite from Plesetsk into low Earth orbit. The craft photographed terrain for cartographic mapping before its capsule returned exposed film to the ground, a Ministry of Defense-linked mission typical of Russia's recoverable reconnaissance/survey satellite line.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 5.9 T
- Flight
- 51st
- of 70 Soyuz-U-PVB flights
- Date and time
- 28 September 1999, 11:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz-U-PVB
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1999-054
- Launches in 1999
- 56th of 78
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