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Geizer No. 18L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on November 22, 1991, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 22, 1991 · 13:27 UTCLaunch 1991-079Launch no. 3,675 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/23
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 22, 1991, 13:27
Launch designation
1991-079
Mission
Geizer No. 18L
Flight name
Kosmos-2172
Vehicle flight ID
353-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,492 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-21721991-079ANORAD 21789Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RFCommunications2,100 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.