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Kobal't

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on April 20, 1989, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 20, 1989 · 18:29 UTCLaunch 1989-031Launch no. 3,401 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 20, 1989, 18:29
Launch designation
1989-031
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-2018
Vehicle flight ID
77059 -391

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
356 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.6 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-20181989-031ANORAD 19938Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Jun 19, 1989
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1989-031Ministry of General Machine Building———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1989-031Ministry of General Machine Building———

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