Kosmos 559 (Zenit-4MK #13 / Germes), a Soviet high-resolution film-return photoreconnaissance satellite on the maiden flight of the Soyuz-U from Plesetsk.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6 T
- Flight
- 1st
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 18 May 1973, 11:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1973-030
- Launches in 1973
- 31st of 116
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