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Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on April 15, 1986, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 15, 1986 · 11:40 UTCLaunch 1986-029Launch no. 3,056 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 15, 1986, 11:40
Launch designation
1986-029
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-1740
Vehicle flight ID
76021 -332

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-17401986-029ANORAD 16679Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Apr 28, 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.