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Meteor-2 No. 14

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 26, 1985, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 26, 1985 · 01:50 UTCLaunch 1985-119Launch no. 3,023 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 26, 1985, 01:50
Launch designation
1985-119
Mission
Meteor-2 No. 14
Flight name
Meteor-2
Vehicle flight ID
51032-305

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
964 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Meteor-21985-119ANORAD 16408Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging1,500 kgIn orbit

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