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Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 58

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on May 28, 1986, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 28, 1986 · 07:50 UTCLaunch 1986-040Launch no. 3,069 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 28, 1986, 07:50
Launch designation
1986-040
Mission
Resurs-F1 17F41 No. 58
Flight name
Kosmos-1746
Vehicle flight ID
76048 -158

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
483 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.3 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-17461986-040ANORAD 16737Priroda Center GUGKOptical imaging2,555 kgLanded · Jun 12, 1986
MKA subsatelite?1986-040CNORAD 16747Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvTechnology—Reentered (orbital decay) · Jun 8, 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.