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IM IS (I2P?)

Tsiklon-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on December 23, 1969, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 23, 1969 · 09:25 UTCLaunch 1969-108Launch no. 1,042 in the log
RocketTsiklon-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC90/20
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 23, 1969, 09:25
Launch designation
1969-108
Mission
IM IS (I2P?)
Flight name
Kosmos-316
Vehicle flight ID
V 22500-03L

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,639 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-3161969-108ANORAD 4282Space Defence Force, USSR Armed ForcesTarget3,600 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 28, 1970

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.