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Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on September 22, 1989, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 22, 1989 · 08:00 UTCLaunch 1989-076Launch no. 3,447 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 22, 1989, 08:00
Launch designation
1989-076
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-2045
Vehicle flight ID
77059 -392

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
438 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-20451989-076ANORAD 20244Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Oct 2, 1989

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