Soyuz 2.1a | GVM Oblik
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Nov. 8, 2004, 5:29 p.m. - Nov. 8, 2004, 5:29 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Nov. 8, 2004, 5:29 p.m. - Nov. 8, 2004, 5:29 p.m.
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 photographic equipment was removed and the vehicle was fitted with vibration and thermal sensors designed to measure the launch environment of the new launch vehicle.
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