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Kobal't

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 19, 1991, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 19, 1991 · 16:20 UTCLaunch 1991-066Launch no. 3,662 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 19, 1991, 16:20
Launch designation
1991-066
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-2156
Vehicle flight ID
77053 -983

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
358 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.6 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-21561991-066ANORAD 21713Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Nov 17, 1991
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1991-066Ministry of General Machine Building———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1991-066Ministry of General Machine Building———

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