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Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 21, 1986, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 21, 1986 · 11:05 UTCLaunch 1986-063Launch no. 3,093 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 21, 1986, 11:05
Launch designation
1986-063
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-1772
Vehicle flight ID
76021 -329

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-17721986-063ANORAD 16918Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Sep 3, 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.