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AUOS-Z No. 201

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 28, 1989, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 28, 1989 · 00:04 UTCLaunch 1989-080Launch no. 3,451 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 28, 1989, 00:04
Launch designation
1989-080
Mission
AUOS-Z No. 201
Flight name
Interkosmos-24
Vehicle flight ID
67057-904

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
2,497 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Interkosmos-241989-080ANORAD 20261InterkosmosSpace science1,400 kgIn orbit
Magion-21989-080BNORAD 20281Czechoslovak Socialist RepublicSpace science65 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.