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Gran' No. 33L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on April 14, 1989, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 14, 1989 · 04:08 UTCLaunch 1989-030Launch no. 3,400 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/39
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 14, 1989, 04:08
Launch designation
1989-030
Mission
Gran' No. 33L
Flight name
Raduga
Vehicle flight ID
359-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
38,070 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Raduga1989-030ANORAD 19928Upravleniye 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.