Soyuz-U from Plesetsk launched Kosmos 1591, a Resurs-F1 (17F41) film-return Earth-resources satellite that imaged land surfaces from sun-synchronous orbit with KFA-1000 and KATE-200 cameras.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.3 T (est.)
- Flight
- 382nd
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 30 August 1984, 10:10 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1984-092
- Launches in 1984
- 92nd of 129
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