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Microsatelite

Molniya 8K78M launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on August 29, 1996, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 29, 1996 · 05:22 UTCLaunch 1996-050Launch no. 4,094 in the log
RocketMolniya 8K78Mvariant 2BL
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 29, 1996, 05:22
Launch designation
1996-050
Mission
Microsatelite
Flight name
Interbol-2
Vehicle flight ID
76047 -680

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
19,213 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.7 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Victor1996-050ANORAD 24291University Aeronautical InstituteOptical imaging33 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 12, 1999
Magion-51996-050BNORAD 24292Czech RepublicSpace science68 kgIn orbit
Interbol-21996-050CNORAD 24293Institut Kosmicheksiye IssledovaniyaSpace science1,302 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.