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1AS No. 1

Proton-K/D-1 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on December 1, 1989, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 1, 1989 · 20:20 UTCLaunch 1989-096Launch no. 3,467 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/40
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 1, 1989, 20:20
Launch designation
1989-096
Mission
1AS No. 1
Flight name
Granat
Vehicle flight ID
352-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
4.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Granat1989-096ANORAD 20352Institut Kosmicheksiye IssledovaniyaAstronomy4,402 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Dec 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.