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Tselina-2

Zenit-2 launch from Baikonur (Russia) on September 16, 1993, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 16, 1993 · 07:36 UTCLaunch 1993-059Launch no. 3,844 in the log
RocketZenit-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC45/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 16, 1993, 07:36
Launch designation
1993-059
Mission
Tselina-2
Flight name
Kosmos-2263
Vehicle flight ID
67019-218/3-88

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,322 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-22631993-059ANORAD 22802Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence3,250 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.