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Al'tair No. 14L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on December 27, 1989, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 27, 1989 · 11:10 UTCLaunch 1989-101Launch no. 3,472 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/39
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 27, 1989, 11:10
Launch designation
1989-101
Mission
Al'tair No. 14L
Flight name
Kosmos-2054
Vehicle flight ID
347-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
37,068 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-20541989-101ANORAD 20391Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications2,400 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.