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Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 21

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on May 17, 1983, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 17, 1983 · 08:00 UTCLaunch 1983-045Launch no. 2,686 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 17, 1983, 08:00
Launch designation
1983-045
Mission
Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 21
Flight name
Kosmos-1462
Vehicle flight ID
78055 -839

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-14621983-045ANORAD 14071Priroda Center GUGKOptical imaging2,555 kgLanded · May 31, 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.