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Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on July 20, 1990, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 20, 1990 · 08:40 UTCLaunch 1990-062Launch no. 3,537 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 20, 1990, 08:40
Launch designation
1990-062
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-2086
Vehicle flight ID
78023 -816

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-20861990-062ANORAD 20702Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Aug 3, 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.