Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4KS1M 9
Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4KS1M 9 rode a Soyuz-U-PVB into space from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, deploying its payload to LEO.
- Launch time
- Status
- SUCCESS
- Operator
- Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Rocket
- Soyuz-U-PVB
- Launch site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Launch pad
- 1/5
- Payload
- —
- Target orbit
- LEO

Mission timeline
- 2000-05-03T13:25:00.000ZSoyuz-U-PVB lifts off from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
- 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.