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Kobal't

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on October 16, 1990, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 16, 1990 · 19:00 UTCLaunch 1990-092Launch no. 3,569 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 16, 1990, 19:00
Launch designation
1990-092
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-2102
Vehicle flight ID
76047 -977

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
374 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.6 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-21021990-092ANORAD 20909Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Dec 12, 1990
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1990-092Ministry of General Machine Building———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1990-092Ministry of General Machine Building———

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