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Musson No. 20

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 28, 1989, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 28, 1989 · 00:14 UTCLaunch 1989-068Launch no. 3,439 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 28, 1989, 00:14
Launch designation
1989-068
Mission
Musson No. 20
Flight name
Kosmos-2037
Vehicle flight ID
51065-608

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,525 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-20371989-068ANORAD 20196Military-Topographic Service of the Soviet ArmyGeodesy1,548 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.