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Oko

Molniya 8K78M launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on August 10, 1993, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 10, 1993 · 14:53 UTCLaunch 1993-051Launch no. 3,835 in the log
RocketMolniya 8K78Mvariant 2BL
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 10, 1993, 14:53
Launch designation
1993-051
Mission
Oko
Flight name
Kosmos-2261
Vehicle flight ID
78023 -610

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
40,170 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-22611993-051ANORAD 22741Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyMissile early warning1,250 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 31, 2012

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.