Cosmos 2028

Russia

Launch data:

Designation	20073 / 89047A
Launch date	16 Jun 1989
Launch site	B
Launch vehicle	Soyuz-U
Mission	Military photo reconnaissance
Satellite type	Zenit-8 #82, Oblik #
Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	km
Eccentricity
Inclination	deg
Period	min
Perigee/Apogee	204/243 km
Inclination	70°
Period	89 min

Decay

Landing date

06 Jul 1989

Description:

Cosmos-2028 launched Jun 16, 1989 is a GRU recon satellite replacing Cosmos-2018 which landed on Jun 19.
Cosmos-2028 landed on Jul 6, 1989 after 20 days in orbit. This is the first time that a standard Vostok-type recon satellite has flown such a long mission, although the same spacecraft type has flown 20-day missions in the Resurs-F and biosatellite programs.

Ref: #1, #7(JR18,20) - update: 22.02.09