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Kobal't

Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on April 1, 1992, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 1, 1992 · 14:18 UTCLaunch 1992-016Launch no. 3,701 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKS RFRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 1, 1992, 14:18
Launch designation
1992-016
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-2182
Vehicle flight ID
78023 -988

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-21821992-016ANORAD 21920Voenno-Vosdushniye SiliOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · May 30, 1992
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1992-016Rossiskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentsvo (Rosaviakosmos)———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1992-016Rossiskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentsvo (Rosaviakosmos)———

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