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Strela-3

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 28, 1991, carrying 6 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 28, 1991 · 07:05 UTCLaunch 1991-068Launch no. 3,664 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 28, 1991, 07:05
Launch designation
1991-068
Mission
Strela-3
Flight name
Kosmos-2157/2162
Vehicle flight ID
51057-902

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,532 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
6
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-21571991-068ANORAD 21728Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-21581991-068BNORAD 21729Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-21591991-068CNORAD 21730Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-21601991-068DNORAD 21731Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-21611991-068ENORAD 21732Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-21621991-068FNORAD 21733Upravleniye 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.