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Gran' No. 38L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on February 28, 1991, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 28, 1991 · 05:30 UTCLaunch 1991-014Launch no. 3,607 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/23
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 28, 1991, 05:30
Launch designation
1991-014
Mission
Gran' No. 38L
Flight name
Raduga
Vehicle flight ID
360-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,094 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Raduga1991-014ANORAD 21132Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications1,965 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.