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Tselina-2 No. 3L

Zenit-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on December 28, 1985, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 28, 1985 · 09:16 UTCLaunch 1985-121Launch no. 3,025 in the log
RocketZenit-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC45/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 28, 1985, 09:16
Launch designation
1985-121
Mission
Tselina-2 No. 3L
Flight name
Kosmos-1714
Vehicle flight ID
51041-502

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
853 km
Payload mass to orbit
14.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-17141985-121ANORAD 16434TsNII-108 GKRE (Zaslavskiy)Signals intelligence3,250 kgReentered attached to another object · Feb 27, 1986

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