Soyuz-U from Plesetsk launched Kosmos 1539, a Yantar-4K2 (Kobalt) high-resolution film-return reconnaissance satellite for the Soviet military, returning imagery via recoverable film capsules.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 357th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 28 February 1984, 13:59 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1984-020
- Launches in 1984
- 20th of 129
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