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Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 56

Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on August 24, 1993, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 24, 1993 · 10:45 UTCLaunch 1993-053Launch no. 3,838 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 24, 1993, 10:45
Launch designation
1993-053
Mission
Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 56
Flight name
Resurs-F
Vehicle flight ID
78012 -155

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
447 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Resurs-F1993-053ANORAD 22777Priroda Center GUGKOptical imaging2,555 kgLanded · Sep 10, 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.