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5VK No. 902

Proton-K/D-1 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on December 21, 1984, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 21, 1984 · 09:13 UTCLaunch 1984-128Launch no. 2,898 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/40
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 21, 1984, 09:13
Launch designation
1984-128
Mission
5VK No. 902
Flight name
Vega-2
Vehicle flight ID
325-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.8 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Vega-21984-128ANORAD 15449Institut Kosmicheksiye IssledovaniyaDeep space3,203 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Dec 21, 1984
SA Vega-21984-128ENORAD 15856Institut Kosmicheksiye IssledovaniyaDeep space750 kgLeft for deep space attached to another object · Dec 21, 1984
AZ Vega-21984-128FNORAD 15857Institut Kosmicheksiye IssledovaniyaDeep space21 kgLeft for deep space attached to another object · Dec 21, 1984

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