Manifest / 01TBD
The Lightning God Defends (iQPS Launch 8)
Electron
ProviderRocket Lab
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
DateAug 20, 2026
Time (UTC)01:04 PM UTC
Launch clockT– to liftoff
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Zenit-4MT 2
Soyuz 11A511MSoviet Space Program43/4 (43R)
Thursday, July 13, 1972 · 02:30 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
PayloadZenit-4MT 2
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerSoviet Space Program
Stages3
Pad43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
43/4 (43R)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Global range
- Latitude
- 62.929°N
- Longitude
- 40.457°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
02:30 PM UTC - 02:30 PM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
