Yantar-4K2 13 (Kosmos 1630)

Soyuz-U from Baikonur lofted Kosmos 1630, a Yantar-4K2 (Kobalt) film-return photoreconnaissance satellite for the Soviet military with recoverable film capsules.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

6.6 T (est.)

Flight

393rd

of 714 Soyuz U flights

Date and time

27 February 1985, 11:10 UTC

Rocket

Soyuz U

Builder

Progress RSC

Launch site

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Payload

Government/Top Secret

International designator

1985-017

Launches in 1985

17th of 125

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