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Kobal't

Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on March 14, 1996, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 14, 1996 · 17:40 UTCLaunch 1996-016Launch no. 4,057 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 14, 1996, 17:40
Launch designation
1996-016
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-2331
Vehicle flight ID
77044 -764

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-23311996-016ANORAD 23818Russian Military Space ForcesOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Jun 11, 1996
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1996-016Rossiskoe aviatsionno-kosmicheskoe agentsvo (Rosaviakosmos)———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1996-016Rossiskoe 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.