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Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 8, 1982, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 8, 1982 · 10:20 UTCLaunch 1982-089Launch no. 2,605 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 8, 1982, 10:20
Launch designation
1982-089
Mission
Fram
Flight name
Kosmos-1406
Vehicle flight ID
77024 -082

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
231 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.1 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-14061982-089ANORAD 13519Priroda Center GUGKOptical imaging2,455 kgLanded · Sep 21, 1982

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