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Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RF

Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RF conducted 29 orbital launches and owned 46 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

RussiaMoskvaGCAT code UNKSR

Payloads owned, by decade

46
1990s

Payloads by mission type

Communications35
Optical imaging8
Navigation3

Main programs

Strela-318Strela-1M8Kobal't5Oblik3Molniya-1T3Uragan3Raduga2Molniya-32Strela-2M1Geizer1

Best-known spacecraft

39 shown
SpacecraftLaunchedOwnerCountryMission typeStatus
KOSMOS 21261991-009BFeb 12, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21651991-077ANov 12, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21251991-009AFeb 12, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21271991-009CFeb 12, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21281991-009DFeb 12, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21291991-009EFeb 12, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21301991-009FFeb 12, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21311991-009GFeb 12, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21321991-009HFeb 12, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21431991-033AMay 16, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21441991-033BMay 16, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21451991-033CMay 16, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21461991-033DMay 16, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21471991-033EMay 16, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21481991-033FMay 16, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21561991-066ASep 19, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionOptical imagingLanded
Cosmos 21571991-068ASep 28, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21581991-068BSep 28, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21591991-068CSep 28, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21601991-068DSep 28, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21611991-068ESep 28, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21621991-068FSep 28, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21661991-077BNov 12, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21671991-077CNov 12, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21681991-077DNov 12, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21691991-077ENov 12, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21701991-077FNov 12, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21211991-004AJan 17, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionOptical imagingLanded
Cosmos 21241991-008AFeb 7, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionOptical imagingLanded
Cosmos 21361991-016AMar 6, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionOptical imagingLanded
Cosmos 21381991-023AMar 26, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionOptical imagingLanded
Cosmos 21391991-025AApr 4, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionNavigationIn orbit
Cosmos 21401991-025BApr 4, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionNavigationIn orbit
Cosmos 21411991-025CApr 4, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionNavigationIn orbit
Cosmos 21491991-036AMay 24, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionOptical imagingLanded
Cosmos 21501991-041AJun 11, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit
Cosmos 21521991-048AJul 9, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionOptical imagingLanded
Cosmos 21711991-078ANov 20, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionOptical imagingLanded
Cosmos 21721991-079ANov 22, 1991UNKS RFSoviet UnionCommunicationsIn orbit

Launches conducted

29 launches
DateMissionRocketSpaceportPayloadsOutcome
Aug 6, 1992Molniya-1T No. 721992-050Molniya 8K78MPlesetsk1Success
Jul 30, 1992Oblik1992-048Soyuz-U-PVBPlesetsk1Success
Jul 30, 1992Uragan No. 56L1992-047Proton-K/DM-2Baikonur3Success
Jul 27, 1992Soyuz 7K-STM No. 651992-046Soyuz-U2Baikonur1Success
Jul 24, 1992Kobal't1992-045Soyuz-UPlesetsk3Success
Jul 14, 1992Gorizont No. 37L1992-043Proton-K/DM-2Baikonur1Success
Jul 13, 1992Strela-31992-042Tsiklon-3Plesetsk6Success
Jul 8, 1992Oko1992-040Molniya 8K78M-PVBPlesetsk1Success
Jul 1, 1992Parus1992-036Kosmos 11K65MPlesetsk1Success
Jun 30, 1992Progress 7K-TGM No. 2141992-035Soyuz-U2Baikonur1Success
Jun 23, 1992Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 551992-033Soyuz-U-PVBPlesetsk1Success
Jun 3, 1992Strela-1M1992-030Kosmos 11K65MPlesetsk8Success
May 28, 1992Kobal't1992-029Soyuz-UPlesetsk3Success
Apr 29, 1992Kometa No. 151992-025Soyuz-UBaikonur1Success
Apr 29, 1992Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 81992-024Soyuz-UPlesetsk1Success
Apr 19, 1992Progress 7K-TGM No. 2131992-022Soyuz-U2Baikonur1Success
Apr 15, 1992Parus1992-020Kosmos 11K65MPlesetsk1Success
Apr 8, 1992Neman1992-018Soyuz-UBaikonur1Success
Apr 2, 1992Gorizont No. 36L1992-017Proton-K/DM-2Baikonur1Success
Apr 1, 1992Kobal't1992-016Soyuz-U-PVBPlesetsk3Success
Mar 17, 1992Soyuz 7K-STM No. 641992-014Soyuz-U2Baikonur1Success
Mar 9, 1992Tsikada1992-012Kosmos 11K65MPlesetsk1Success
Mar 4, 1992Molniya-1T No. 751992-011Molniya 8K78MPlesetsk1Success
Feb 17, 1992Parus1992-008Kosmos 11K65MPlesetsk1Success
Feb 5, 1992Tselina-21992-F01Zenit-2Baikonur1Failure
Jan 29, 1992Uragan No. 68L1992-005Proton-K/DM-2Baikonur3Success
Jan 25, 1992Progress 7K-TGM No. 2121992-004Soyuz-U2Baikonur1Success
Jan 24, 1992Oko1992-003Molniya 8K78MPlesetsk1Success
Jan 21, 1992Kobal't1992-001Soyuz-UPlesetsk3Success

Source: GCAT organizations database, launch list and payload catalog, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).