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Strela-3

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 8, 1990, carrying 6 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 8, 1990 · 04:15 UTCLaunch 1990-070Launch no. 3,545 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 8, 1990, 04:15
Launch designation
1990-070
Mission
Strela-3
Flight name
Kosmos-2090/2095
Vehicle flight ID
67079-203

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,470 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
6
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-20901990-070ANORAD 20735Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-20911990-070BNORAD 20736Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-20921990-070CNORAD 20737Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-20931990-070DNORAD 20738Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-20941990-070ENORAD 20739Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-20951990-070FNORAD 20740Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 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.