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Tselina-2 No. 13L

Zenit-2 launch from Baikonur (Russia) on May 20, 1997, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

May 20, 1997 · 07:07 UTCLaunch 1997-F02Launch no. 4,143 in the log
RocketZenit-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC45/1
OutcomeFailurestage 1 propulsion failure / early shutdown
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 20, 1997, 07:07
Launch designation
1997-F02
Mission
Tselina-2 No. 13L
Vehicle flight ID
45013-302/1-90

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
10 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S1P

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Tselina-2 No. 13L1997-F02Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe Upravleniye———

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