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Yantar'-4KS1M

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on July 10, 1991, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 10, 1991 · 14:00 UTCLaunch 1991-049Launch no. 3,644 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 10, 1991, 14:00
Launch designation
1991-049
Mission
Yantar'-4KS1M
Flight name
Kosmos-2153
Vehicle flight ID
77059 -726

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
321 km
Payload mass to orbit
7.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-21531991-049ANORAD 21560Central Specialized Design BureauOptical imaging3,790 kgDeorbited · Mar 13, 1992

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