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Tsiklon-2 launch from Baikonur (Russia) on December 11, 1996, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 11, 1996 · 12:00 UTCLaunch 1996-069Launch no. 4,113 in the log
RocketTsiklon-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC90/19
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 11, 1996, 12:00
Launch designation
1996-069
Mission
US-PU
Flight name
Kosmos-2335
Vehicle flight ID
45013-302

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
421 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-23351996-069ANORAD 24670Russian NavySignals intelligence3,400 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 1, 1999

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