Foton 4, a Soviet recoverable microgravity research satellite launched from Plesetsk, carried materials-science experiments in semiconductor crystal growth and biological processing before its capsule was recovered after roughly two weeks in orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.7 T (est.)
- Flight
- 502nd
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 14 April 1988, 17:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Materials Science
- International designator
- 1988-031
- Launches in 1988
- 32nd of 121
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