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Geizer No. 19L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Russia) on September 21, 1994, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 21, 1994 · 17:53 UTCLaunch 1994-060Launch no. 3,930 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/39
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 21, 1994, 17:53
Launch designation
1994-060
Mission
Geizer No. 19L
Flight name
Kosmos-2291
Vehicle flight ID
381-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,417 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-22911994-060ANORAD 23267Russian Military Space ForcesCommunications2,100 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.