Kosmos 1734, a Yantar-4K2 (Kobalt #21) film-return photoreconnaissance satellite for the Soviet military, launched on a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. It provided high-resolution imagery via recoverable film capsules.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 432nd
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 26 February 1986, 13:39 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1986-020
- Launches in 1986
- 21st of 110
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