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Kobal't

Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on March 22, 1995, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 22, 1995 · 16:44 UTCLaunch 1995-014Launch no. 3,976 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 22, 1995, 16:44
Launch designation
1995-014
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-2311
Vehicle flight ID
77031 -507

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-23111995-014ANORAD 23530Russian Military Space ForcesOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · May 31, 1995
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1995-014Rossiskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentsvo (Rosaviakosmos)———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1995-014Rossiskoe 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.