Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2 79
Strategic Rocket Forces flew Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2 79 on a Soyuz-U-PVB out of Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation, placing its payload in LEO.
- Launch time
- Status
- SUCCESS
- Operator
- Strategic Rocket Forces
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Rocket
- Soyuz-U-PVB
- Launch site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Launch pad
- 43/3 (43L)
- Payload
- —
- Target orbit
- LEO

Mission timeline
- 1999-08-18T18:00:01.000ZSoyuz-U-PVB lifts off from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
- Soyuz-U-PVB passes through max aerodynamic pressure (Max Q).
- Main engine cutoff — the first stage shuts down as planned.
- Stage separation — the first stage separates cleanly.
- Second-stage engine ignites for the next phase of flight.
- Orbit insertion confirmed — the vehicle is now in LEO.
- Mission success — all objectives completed.