Soyuz-U from Baikonur lofted Kosmos 1608, a Yantar-1KFT (Kometa) film-return cartographic reconnaissance satellite for high-precision topographic mapping for the Soviet military.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.3 T (est.)
- Flight
- 387th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 14 November 1984, 07:40 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1984-116
- Launches in 1984
- 116th of 129
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