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Tselina-R

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on April 16, 1993, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 16, 1993 · 07:49 UTCLaunch 1993-024Launch no. 3,806 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 16, 1993, 07:49
Launch designation
1993-024
Mission
Tselina-R
Flight name
Kosmos-2242
Vehicle flight ID
51027-908

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
669 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-22421993-024ANORAD 22626Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 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.