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Tselina-2

Zenit-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on October 4, 1990, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

October 4, 1990 · 04:28 UTCLaunch 1990-F05Launch no. 3,565 in the log
RocketZenit-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC45/2
OutcomeFailureexploded on the pad
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 4, 1990, 04:28
Launch designation
1990-F05
Mission
Tselina-2
Vehicle flight ID
45079-216/14S/1-88

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
0 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · PE

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Tselina-21990-F05Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe Upravleniye———

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