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Gran' No. 39L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on December 19, 1991, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 19, 1991 · 11:41 UTCLaunch 1991-087Launch no. 3,683 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/23
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 19, 1991, 11:41
Launch designation
1991-087
Mission
Gran' No. 39L
Flight name
Raduga
Vehicle flight ID
355-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
37,136 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Raduga1991-087ANORAD 21821Upravleniye 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.