RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeFailure · 0.25stage 3 separation failure
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 27, 1993, 10:35
- Launch designation
- 1993-028
- Mission
- Kometa No. 16
- Flight name
- Kosmos-2243
- Vehicle flight ID
- 76047 -737
- Year
- Launches in 1993
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 273 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 6.3 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OF25 · S3S
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos-2243 | 1993-028ANORAD 22641 | Topographics Service of the Russian Armed Froces | Optical imaging | 2,720 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 6, 1993 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.