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Tselina-2

Zenit-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on May 22, 1990, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 22, 1990 · 05:14 UTCLaunch 1990-046Launch no. 3,520 in the log
RocketZenit-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC45/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 22, 1990, 05:14
Launch designation
1990-046
Mission
Tselina-2
Flight name
Kosmos-2082
Vehicle flight ID
67065-613/2S

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,170 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-20821990-046ANORAD 20624Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence3,250 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.