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Article Number: 17F116. Code Name: Oblik. Class: Surveillance. Type: Cartography. Nation: USSR. Manufacturer: TsKB. Military cartographic photo-surveillance satellite; investigation of the natural resources of the earth in the interests of various branches of the national economy of the USSR and international cooperation. Western description: Typical orbital profile: inclination 70 degrees with altitude of 350-420 km. Designed duration: 15 days. Transmission frequencies observed in West: 19.989 FSK; 39.978 FSK; 232.0 PPM-AM.
SpecificationTotal Mass: 6,300 kg.
Zenit-8 Chronology
11 June 1984
Cosmos 1571 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 213 km. Apogee: 362 km. Inclination: 69.9 deg. Duration: 15.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
29 June 1984
Cosmos 1580 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 241 km. Apogee: 345 km. Inclination: 62.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
24 July 1984
Cosmos 1583 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 195 km. Apogee: 359 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 15.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
27 July 1984
Cosmos 1584 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 178 km. Apogee: 245 km. Inclination: 82.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule; also performed earth resources tasks; possibly stranded in bad orbit. Investigation of the natural resources of the earth in the interests of various branches of the national economy of the USSR and international cooperation.
06 August 1984
Cosmos 1587 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 365 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 25.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule. Return date suspect.
04 September 1984
Cosmos 1592 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 352 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
27 September 1984
Cosmos 1600 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 201 km. Apogee: 377 km. Inclination: 70.0 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
14 November 1984
Cosmos 1609 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 195 km. Apogee: 354 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
29 November 1984
Cosmos 1613 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 353 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 25.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
16 January 1985
Cosmos 1623 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 198 km. Apogee: 387 km. Inclination: 70.0 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
06 February 1985
Cosmos 1628 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 191 km. Apogee: 378 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
01 March 1985
Cosmos 1632 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 190 km. Apogee: 233 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
03 April 1985
Cosmos 1644 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 206 km. Apogee: 335 km. Inclination: 70.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
25 April 1985
Cosmos 1648 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 179 km. Apogee: 234 km. Inclination: 82.3 deg. Duration: 11.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
15 May 1985
Cosmos 1649 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 366 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
13 June 1985
Cosmos 1659 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 196 km. Apogee: 350 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
26 June 1985
Cosmos 1664 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 376 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 9.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
03 July 1985
Cosmos 1665 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 280 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
15 July 1985
Cosmos 1668 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 206 km. Apogee: 271 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
02 August 1985
Cosmos 1671 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 195 km. Apogee: 281 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
19 September 1985
Cosmos 1683 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 370 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 15.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
26 September 1985
Cosmos 1685 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 350 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
16 October 1985
Cosmos 1696 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 205 km. Apogee: 270 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
13 November 1985
Cosmos 1702 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 192 km. Apogee: 370 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
03 December 1985
Cosmos 1705 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 358 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
08 January 1986
Cosmos 1715 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 192 km. Apogee: 288 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
28 January 1986
Cosmos 1728 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 278 km. Inclination: 70.0 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
04 February 1986
Cosmos 1730 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 191 km. Apogee: 303 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 9.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
26 March 1986
Zenit-8 Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. FAILURE: Failure. Military cartographic mission.
15 April 1986
Cosmos 1740 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 362 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
14 May 1986
Cosmos 1742 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 358 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
29 May 1986
Cosmos 1747 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 389 km. Inclination: 70.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
11 June 1986
Cosmos 1757 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 176 km. Apogee: 220 km. Inclination: 82.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule. Also investigation of the natural resources of the earth in the interests of various branches of the national economy of the USSR and international cooperation.
19 June 1986
Cosmos 1760 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 348 km. Apogee: 412 km. Inclination: 70.0 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
24 July 1986
Cosmos 1765 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 189 km. Apogee: 367 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
21 August 1986
Cosmos 1772 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 195 km. Apogee: 338 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
03 September 1986
Cosmos 1775 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 345 km. Apogee: 412 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
17 September 1986
Cosmos 1781 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 203 km. Apogee: 379 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
22 October 1986
Cosmos 1787 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 211 km. Apogee: 262 km. Inclination: 70.0 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
04 November 1986
Cosmos 1790 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 191 km. Apogee: 286 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
04 December 1986
Cosmos 1804 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 198 km. Apogee: 421 km. Inclination: 70.0 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
15 January 1987
Cosmos 1813 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 347 km. Apogee: 397 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Military cartographic satellite; reentry capsule destroyed in orbit.
07 February 1987
Cosmos 1819 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 188 km. Apogee: 227 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 11.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
19 February 1987
Cosmos 1822 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 190 km. Apogee: 303 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
11 March 1987
Cosmos 1826 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 191 km. Apogee: 374 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
22 April 1987
Cosmos 1837 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 174 km. Apogee: 227 km. Inclination: 82.2 deg. Duration: 6.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
05 May 1987
Cosmos 1843 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 202 km. Apogee: 285 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
13 May 1987
Cosmos 1845 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 205 km. Apogee: 373 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
28 May 1987
Cosmos 1848 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 191 km. Apogee: 368 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
04 July 1987
Cosmos 1863 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 358 km. Apogee: 417 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
19 August 1987
Cosmos 1872 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 196 km. Apogee: 299 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 11.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
03 September 1987
Cosmos 1874 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 223 km. Apogee: 284 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
09 October 1987
Cosmos 1889 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 371 km. Inclination: 70.0 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
11 November 1987
Cosmos 1895 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 224 km. Apogee: 283 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 15.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
07 December 1987
Cosmos 1899 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 225 km. Apogee: 277 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
25 December 1987
Cosmos 1905 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 226 km. Apogee: 277 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
29 December 1987
Cosmos 1907 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 353 km. Apogee: 412 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
26 January 1988
Cosmos 1915 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 190 km. Apogee: 372 km. Inclination: 73.0 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
19 February 1988
Cosmos 1921 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 202 km. Apogee: 375 km. Inclination: 70.0 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
10 March 1988
Cosmos 1923 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 190 km. Apogee: 302 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 12.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
11 April 1988
Cosmos 1938 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 287 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
27 April 1988
Cosmos 1941 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 205 km. Apogee: 266 km. Inclination: 70.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
19 May 1988
Cosmos 1945 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 364 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 12.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
11 June 1988
Cosmos 1952 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 269 km. Inclination: 70.0 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
23 June 1988
Cosmos 1956 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 180 km. Apogee: 234 km. Inclination: 82.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
08 August 1988
Cosmos 1962 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 205 km. Apogee: 265 km. Inclination: 70.0 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
23 August 1988
Cosmos 1964 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 206 km. Apogee: 271 km. Inclination: 70.0 deg. Duration: 15.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
06 September 1988
Cosmos 1967 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 191 km. Apogee: 380 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 9.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
22 September 1988
Cosmos 1973 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 192 km. Apogee: 359 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 18.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
13 October 1988
Cosmos 1976 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 190 km. Apogee: 366 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
27 October 1988
Cosmos 1978 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 190 km. Apogee: 364 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
24 November 1988
Cosmos 1981 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 237 km. Apogee: 353 km. Inclination: 62.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
30 November 1988
Cosmos 1982 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 377 km. Inclination: 70.0 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
08 December 1988
Cosmos 1983 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 243 km. Apogee: 256 km. Inclination: 62.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
18 January 1989
Cosmos 1991 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 375 km. Inclination: 70.0 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
17 February 1989
Cosmos 2003 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 244 km. Apogee: 255 km. Inclination: 62.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
16 March 1989
Cosmos 2006 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 240 km. Apogee: 380 km. Inclination: 62.8 deg. Duration: 15.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
06 April 1989
Cosmos 2017 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 244 km. Apogee: 260 km. Inclination: 62.8 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
05 May 1989
Cosmos 2019 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 241 km. Apogee: 256 km. Inclination: 62.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
01 June 1989
Cosmos 2025 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 236 km. Apogee: 256 km. Inclination: 62.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
16 June 1989
Cosmos 2028 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 243 km. Inclination: 70.0 deg. Duration: 20.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
05 July 1989
Cosmos 2029 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 178 km. Apogee: 238 km. Inclination: 82.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule. Also investigation of the natural resources of the earth in the interests of various branches of the national economy of the USSR and international cooperation.
20 July 1989
Cosmos 2032 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 179 km. Apogee: 241 km. Inclination: 82.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
02 August 1989
Cosmos 2035 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 176 km. Apogee: 236 km. Inclination: 82.6 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
22 August 1989
Cosmos 2036 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 244 km. Apogee: 259 km. Inclination: 62.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
22 September 1989
Cosmos 2045 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 205 km. Apogee: 295 km. Inclination: 70.0 deg. Duration: 10.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
17 October 1989
Cosmos 2048 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 253 km. Apogee: 269 km. Inclination: 62.6 deg. Duration: 9.00 days. Military cartographic photo-surveillance satellite; also studied fluxes of heavy nuclei.
17 January 1990
Cosmos 2055 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 248 km. Apogee: 260 km. Inclination: 62.8 deg. Duration: 12.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
22 March 1990
Cosmos 2062 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 178 km. Apogee: 221 km. Inclination: 82.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
17 April 1990
Cosmos 2073 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 173 km. Apogee: 239 km. Inclination: 82.4 deg. Duration: 11.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
19 June 1990
Cosmos 2083 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 175 km. Apogee: 220 km. Inclination: 82.6 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
20 July 1990
Cosmos 2086 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 178 km. Apogee: 220 km. Inclination: 82.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
31 August 1990
Cosmos 2099 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 175 km. Apogee: 226 km. Inclination: 82.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
16 November 1990
Cosmos 2104 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 240 km. Apogee: 364 km. Inclination: 62.8 deg. Duration: 18.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
26 December 1990
Cosmos 2120 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 231 km. Apogee: 336 km. Inclination: 82.6 deg. Duration: 22.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
17 January 1991
Cosmos 2121 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 165 km. Apogee: 247 km. Inclination: 82.6 deg. Duration: 24.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
06 March 1991
Cosmos 2136 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 250 km. Apogee: 314 km. Inclination: 62.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
09 July 1991
Cosmos 2152 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 174 km. Apogee: 234 km. Inclination: 82.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
30 July 1992
Cosmos 2207 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 180 km. Apogee: 233 km. Inclination: 82.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule.
22 July 1993
Cosmos 2260 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 177 km. Apogee: 224 km. Inclination: 82.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule. Also photography of the earth's surface for the purpose of the natural resource mapping and area monitoring on behalf of various branches of the Russian economy and in the interests of international cooperation. Alternate name: Resurs-T.
07 June 1994
Cosmos 2281 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Duration: 22.00 days. Military cartographic satellite; returned film capsule. Also photography of the earth's surface for the purpose of the natural resource mapping and area monitoring on behalf of various branches of the Russian economy and in the interests of international cooperation. Landed July 29.
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