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Kobal't

Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on July 14, 1993, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 14, 1993 · 16:40 UTCLaunch 1993-045Launch no. 3,828 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 14, 1993, 16:40
Launch designation
1993-045
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-2259
Vehicle flight ID
76024 -994

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-22591993-045ANORAD 22716Russian Military Space ForcesOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Jul 25, 1993
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1993-045Rossiskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentsvo (Rosaviakosmos)———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1993-045Rossiskoe 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.