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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
Molniya-M: US-K 60 (Kosmos 2001)
Early warning satellite
Tuesday, 14 February 1989

Mission Data

🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931
Launch VehicleMolniya-M 2BL
Vehicle FamilyR-7
Vehicle Record259 of 272 launches (95.2%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitElliptical Orbit
Launch Pad43/3 (43L)
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#11
Agency Launches This Year#10
Launches From This Pad235
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Launch Site
43/3 (43L) · 62.9273°N 40.4500°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.