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Kobal't

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on November 30, 1989, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 30, 1989 · 15:00 UTCLaunch 1989-095Launch no. 3,466 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 30, 1989, 15:00
Launch designation
1989-095
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-2052
Vehicle flight ID
78039 -971

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
387 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.6 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-20521989-095ANORAD 20350Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Jan 24, 1990
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1989-095Ministry of General Machine Building———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1989-095Ministry of General Machine Building———

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