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US-PM1

Tsiklon-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on August 4, 1986, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 4, 1986 · 05:08 UTCLaunch 1986-059Launch no. 3,089 in the log
RocketTsiklon-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC90
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 4, 1986, 05:08
Launch designation
1986-059
Mission
US-PM1
Flight name
Kosmos-1769
Vehicle flight ID
67099-805

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
449 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-17691986-059ANORAD 16895Soviet NavySignals intelligence3,300 kgDeorbited · Feb 18, 1988

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