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Strela-3

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 14, 1989, carrying 6 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 14, 1989 · 09:49 UTCLaunch 1989-074Launch no. 3,445 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 14, 1989, 09:49
Launch designation
1989-074
Mission
Strela-3
Flight name
Kosmos-2038/2043
Vehicle flight ID
51079-202

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,476 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
6
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-20381989-074ANORAD 20232Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-20391989-074BNORAD 20233Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-20401989-074CNORAD 20234Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-20411989-074DNORAD 20235Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-20421989-074ENORAD 20236Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-20431989-074FNORAD 20237Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 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.