Zenit-8-Dummy (Oblik-Dummy)
Zenit-2
(Oblik Dummy probably similar)
Oblik-Dummy was Zenit-8 (Oblik) spy sat, which has been in storage long beyond its service live and was converted to an instrumented dummy payload for the maiden launch of the new Soyuz-2-1a launch vehicle.
The vehicle was put on a suborbital -150 × 180 km orbit with reentry 25 min after launch (estimates by J. McDowell).
| Nation: | Russia |
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| Type / Application: | Instrumented dummy |
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| Configuration: | Zenit bus |
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| Power: | Batteries |
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| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Oblik Dummy | 08.11.04 | Pl LC-43/4 | * | Soyuz-2-1a | suborbital |
