Microgravity research satellite based on the Zenit imaging satellite with cameras replaced by the research payload. Uprated version of the earlier Foton. Carrying 600 kg of European, US, Canadian, Japanese and Indonesian experiments. Lost when the launch vehicle's first-stage Block-D strap-on booster separated from the launch vehicle and fell back onto the pad about 30s after lift-off. There was a fatality as a result of falling debris from the subsequent explosion. The launch was delayed from 2002 Oct 9.

Microgravity research satellite based on the Zenit imaging satellite elements of both Zenit-2M and Zenit-4MKT with cameras replaced by the research payload. Uprated version of the earlier Foton. Carrying 385 kg payload of 39 experiments provided by the European Space Agency. Retro-fire was quoted by ESA as lasting for 45s and the landing was near Kustanai. The mission was to have included the Fotino re-enty capsule but it was removed from the manifest shortly before launch for budgetary reasons.

Microgravity research satellite based on the Zenit imaging satellite with cameras replaced by the research payload. Uprated version of the earlier Foton. Carrying approx 400 kg payload of 40 experiments provided by the European Space Agency. Included was the YES-2 tether that successfully unreeled but signals were not received from the attached Fotino capsule so it is unknown whether it re-entered successfully. Foton M-3 Landed 150 km south of Kustanai and a search helicopter touched down nearby six minutes later.