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Yantar'-4K2

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on October 14, 1983, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 14, 1983 · 10:00 UTCLaunch 1983-104Launch no. 2,746 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 14, 1983, 10:00
Launch designation
1983-104
Mission
Yantar'-4K2
Flight name
Kosmos-1504
Vehicle flight ID
77024 -803

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
390 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.6 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-15041983-104ANORAD 14403Central Specialized Design BureauOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Dec 6, 1983
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1983-104Ministry of General Machine Building———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1983-104Ministry of General Machine Building———

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