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Kobal't

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on April 2, 1993, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 2, 1993 · 14:30 UTCLaunch 1993-021Launch no. 3,803 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 2, 1993, 14:30
Launch designation
1993-021
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-2240
Vehicle flight ID
78012 -991

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-22401993-021ANORAD 22592Russian Military Space ForcesOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Jun 7, 1993
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1993-021Rossiskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentsvo (Rosaviakosmos)———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1993-021Rossiskoe 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.