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Strela-3

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on May 16, 1991, carrying 6 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 16, 1991 · 21:40 UTCLaunch 1991-033Launch no. 3,627 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 16, 1991, 21:40
Launch designation
1991-033
Mission
Strela-3
Flight name
Kosmos-2143/2148
Vehicle flight ID
51019-205

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,477 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
6
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-21431991-033ANORAD 21299Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-21441991-033BNORAD 21300Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-21451991-033CNORAD 21301Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-21461991-033DNORAD 21302Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-21471991-033ENORAD 21303Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-21481991-033FNORAD 21304Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications225 kgIn orbit

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