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Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on September 17, 1986, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 17, 1986 · 07:59 UTCLaunch 1986-072Launch no. 3,102 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 17, 1986, 07:59
Launch designation
1986-072
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-1781
Vehicle flight ID
76048 -349

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-17811986-072ANORAD 16966Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Oct 1, 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.