Soyuz-U from Plesetsk launched Cosmos 1744 (Foton #2), a recoverable microgravity materials-science satellite carrying furnace and other experiments for short-duration LEO research before capsule recovery.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.3 T (est.)
- Flight
- 437th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 21 May 1986, 16:30 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Materials Science
- International designator
- 1986-036
- Launches in 1986
- 40th of 110
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