Soyuz-U2 launched the classified Kosmos 2163 satellite from Baikonur into low Earth orbit for the Soviet military.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 7.6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 52nd
- of 71 Soyuz-U2 flights
- Date and time
- 9 October 1991, 13:15 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz-U2
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1991-071
- Launches in 1991
- 74th of 91
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