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Kobal't

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on January 19, 1993, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 19, 1993 · 14:49 UTCLaunch 1993-004Launch no. 3,785 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 19, 1993, 14:49
Launch designation
1993-004
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-2231
Vehicle flight ID
77017 -979

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-22311993-004ANORAD 22317Russian Military Space ForcesOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Mar 25, 1993
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1993-004Rossiskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentsvo (Rosaviakosmos)———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1993-004Rossiskoe 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.