Yantar-2K

Yantar-2K
	Spacecraft lander
Manufacturer	TsSKB
Country of origin	Soviet Union
Operator	GRU
Applications	Reconnaissance satellite
Specifications
Bus	Yantar
Launch mass	6,600 kilograms (14,600 lb)
Dimensions	6.5 by 2.7 metres (21.3 ft × 8.9 ft)
Equipment	Zhemchug-4 camera
Regime	Low Earth Orbit
Design life	30 days
Production
Status	Retired
Launched	30
Maiden launch	23 May 1974 (launch failure); 13 December 1974 (Kosmos 697);
Last launch	28 June 1983 (Kosmos 1471)

Yantar-2K (Russian: Янтарь meaning amber) was a type of Soviet reconnaissance satellite which supplemented and eventually replaced the Zenit spacecraft. It was the first satellite of the Yantar series and was managed by the Soviet military intelligence agency, the GRU. These satellites were in orbit for 30 days and photographed sites of interest using a film camera. Yantar-2K was proposed in 1967 ^[1] and had its first test launch in May 1974. It was in military service from 1978 to 1983 and was given the name Feniks (Russian: Феникс), meaning phoenix.^[2]^[3]

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