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Strela-3

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on November 12, 1991, carrying 6 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 12, 1991 · 20:09 UTCLaunch 1991-077Launch no. 3,673 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 12, 1991, 20:09
Launch designation
1991-077
Mission
Strela-3
Flight name
Kosmos-2165/2170
Vehicle flight ID
45057-903

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,475 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
6
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-21651991-077ANORAD 21779Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-21661991-077BNORAD 21780Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-21671991-077CNORAD 21781Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-21681991-077DNORAD 21782Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-21691991-077ENORAD 21783Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-21701991-077FNORAD 21784Upravleniye 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.