RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeFailurepayload fairing failure
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 14, 1996, 08:55
- Launch designation
- 1996-F02
- Mission
- Kometa No. 18
- Vehicle flight ID
- 78051 -368
- Year
- Launches in 1996
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 70 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 6.3 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OF · FF
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kometa | 1996-F02 | Topographics Service of the Russian Armed Froces | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.