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Molniya 8K78M-PVB launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 28, 1990, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 28, 1990 · 07:49 UTCLaunch 1990-076Launch no. 3,552 in the log
RocketMolniya 8K78M-PVBvariant 2BL
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 28, 1990, 07:49
Launch designation
1990-076
Mission
Oko
Flight name
Kosmos-2097
Vehicle flight ID
77017 -575

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
40,029 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-20971990-076ANORAD 20767Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyMissile early warning1,250 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 28, 2014

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