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Kobal't

Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on July 20, 1994, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 20, 1994 · 17:35 UTCLaunch 1994-042Launch no. 3,911 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 20, 1994, 17:35
Launch designation
1994-042
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-2283
Vehicle flight ID
77044 -995

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-22831994-042ANORAD 23182Russian Military Space ForcesOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Sep 29, 1994
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-042Rossiskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentsvo (Rosaviakosmos)———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-042Rossiskoe 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.