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Yantar'-2K No. 2

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 13, 1974, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 13, 1974 · 13:30 UTCLaunch 1974-098Launch no. 1,637 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 13, 1974, 13:30
Launch designation
1974-098
Mission
Yantar'-2K No. 2
Flight name
Kosmos-697
Vehicle flight ID
A 15000-003

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
394 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-6971974-098ANORAD 7571Central Specialized Design BureauOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Dec 25, 1974

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