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Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on April 17, 1990, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 17, 1990 · 08:00 UTCLaunch 1990-035Launch no. 3,509 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 17, 1990, 08:00
Launch designation
1990-035
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-2073
Vehicle flight ID
77053 -814

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-20731990-035ANORAD 20573Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Apr 28, 1990

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