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Gran' No. 36L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on December 15, 1989, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 15, 1989 · 11:30 UTCLaunch 1989-098Launch no. 3,469 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/23
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 15, 1989, 11:30
Launch designation
1989-098
Mission
Gran' No. 36L
Flight name
Raduga
Vehicle flight ID
344-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
38,786 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Raduga1989-098ANORAD 20367Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications1,965 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.