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Gran' No. 30L

Proton-K/DM launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on October 25, 1986, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 25, 1986 · 15:43 UTCLaunch 1986-082Launch no. 3,113 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/40
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 25, 1986, 15:43
Launch designation
1986-082
Mission
Gran' No. 30L
Flight name
Raduga
Vehicle flight ID
335-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,740 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Raduga1986-082ANORAD 17046Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications1,965 kgIn orbit

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