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Tselina-D No. Yu2250-01

Vostok 8A92M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 18, 1970, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 18, 1970 · 16:15 UTCLaunch 1970-113Launch no. 1,167 in the log
RocketVostok 8A92M
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 18, 1970, 16:15
Launch designation
1970-113
Mission
Tselina-D No. Yu2250-01
Flight name
Kosmos-389
Vehicle flight ID
R 15000-006

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
730 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-3891970-113ANORAD 4813TsNII-108 GKRE (Zaslavskiy)Signals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 24, 2003

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.