Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 15, 1997, 12:10
- Launch designation
- 1997-024
- Mission
- Don
- Flight name
- Kosmos-2343
- Vehicle flight ID
- 77031 -168
- Year
- Launches in 1997
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 357 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 7.6 t
- Payloads
- 9
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos-2343 | 1997-024ANORAD 24805 | Russian Military Space Forces | Optical imaging | 3,590 kg | Exploded or broke up · Sep 16, 1997 |
| Spuskaemaya Kapsula | 1997-024 | Russian Ministry of Defense | — | — | — |
| Spuskaemaya Kapsula | 1997-024 | Russian Ministry of Defense | — | — | — |
| Spuskaemaya Kapsula | 1997-024 | Russian Ministry of Defense | — | — | — |
| Spuskaemaya Kapsula | 1997-024 | Russian Ministry of Defense | — | — | — |
| Spuskaemaya Kapsula | 1997-024 | Russian Ministry of Defense | — | — | — |
| Spuskaemaya Kapsula | 1997-024 | Russian Ministry of Defense | — | — | — |
| Spuskaemaya Kapsula | 1997-024 | Russian Ministry of Defense | — | — | — |
| Spuskaemaya Kapsula | 1997-024 | Russian Ministry of Defense | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.