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Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on January 18, 1989, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 18, 1989 · 08:20 UTCLaunch 1989-003Launch no. 3,373 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 18, 1989, 08:20
Launch designation
1989-003
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-1991
Vehicle flight ID
77059 -388

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19911989-003ANORAD 19758Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Feb 1, 1989

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