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Zenit-6

Soyuz-U2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on March 16, 1983, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 16, 1983 · 08:50 UTCLaunch 1983-018Launch no. 2,659 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 16, 1983, 08:50
Launch designation
1983-018
Mission
Zenit-6
Flight name
Kosmos-1446
Vehicle flight ID
77024 -778 (001?)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
343 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-14461983-018ANORAD 13886Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Mar 30, 1983

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