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Meteor-2 No. 25

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 28, 1990, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 28, 1990 · 07:30 UTCLaunch 1990-086Launch no. 3,562 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 28, 1990, 07:30
Launch designation
1990-086
Mission
Meteor-2 No. 25
Flight name
Meteor-2
Vehicle flight ID
51065-611

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
963 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Meteor-21990-086ANORAD 20826Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvMeteorology1,500 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.