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Oblik

Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on March 16, 1989, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 16, 1989 · 14:59 UTCLaunch 1989-022Launch no. 3,392 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 16, 1989, 14:59
Launch designation
1989-022
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-2006
Vehicle flight ID
78039 -382

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-20061989-022ANORAD 19893Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Mar 30, 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.