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Orlets-2

Zenit-2 launch from Baikonur (Russia) on August 26, 1994, carrying 23 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 26, 1994 · 12:00 UTCLaunch 1994-053Launch no. 3,923 in the log
RocketZenit-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC45/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 26, 1994, 12:00
Launch designation
1994-053
Mission
Orlets-2
Flight name
Kosmos-2290
Vehicle flight ID
67057-901/14NI

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
576 km
Payload mass to orbit
12.0 t
Payloads
23
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-22901994-053ANORAD 23218Central Specialized Design BureauOptical imaging4,150 kgDeorbited · Apr 4, 1995
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1994-053Russian Ministry of Defense———

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