Kosmos 1552, a Yantar-4KS1 (Terilen #2) electro-optical reconnaissance satellite for the Soviet military, launched on a Soyuz-U from Baikonur into low Earth orbit; it returned digital imagery via the Potok/Geizer relay system.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 364th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 14 May 1984, 14:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1984-045
- Launches in 1984
- 45th of 129
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