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Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on May 15, 1985, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 15, 1985 · 12:40 UTCLaunch 1985-036Launch no. 2,936 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 15, 1985, 12:40
Launch designation
1985-036
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-1649
Vehicle flight ID
78056 -316

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-16491985-036ANORAD 15694Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · May 29, 1985

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