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Kobal't

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on July 12, 1989, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 12, 1989 · 15:00 UTCLaunch 1989-054Launch no. 3,425 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 12, 1989, 15:00
Launch designation
1989-054
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-2030
Vehicle flight ID
78039 -970

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-20301989-054ANORAD 20124Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,886 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 29, 1989
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1989-054Ministry of General Machine Building———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1989-054Ministry 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.