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Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on October 17, 1989, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 17, 1989 · 13:00 UTCLaunch 1989-083Launch no. 3,454 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 17, 1989, 13:00
Launch designation
1989-083
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-2048
Vehicle flight ID
77059 -397

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-20481989-083ANORAD 20292Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Oct 26, 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.