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Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Russia) on December 22, 1992, carrying 9 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 22, 1992 · 12:00 UTCLaunch 1992-091Launch no. 3,777 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 22, 1992, 12:00
Launch designation
1992-091
Mission
Don
Flight name
Kosmos-2225
Vehicle flight ID
76032 -314

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
315 km
Payload mass to orbit
7.6 t
Payloads
9
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-22251992-091ANORAD 22280Russian Military Space ForcesOptical imaging3,590 kgDeorbited · Feb 18, 1993
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1992-091Rossiskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentsvo (Rosaviakosmos)———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1992-091Rossiskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentsvo (Rosaviakosmos)———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1992-091Rossiskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentsvo (Rosaviakosmos)———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1992-091Rossiskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentsvo (Rosaviakosmos)———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1992-091Rossiskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentsvo (Rosaviakosmos)———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1992-091Rossiskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentsvo (Rosaviakosmos)———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1992-091Rossiskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentsvo (Rosaviakosmos)———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1992-091Rossiskoe 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.