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Kobal't

Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on August 18, 1999, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 18, 1999 · 18:00 UTCLaunch 1999-044Launch no. 4,334 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSN RFRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 18, 1999, 18:00
Launch designation
1999-044
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-2365
Vehicle flight ID
77017 -785

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
410 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.6 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-23651999-044ANORAD 25889Russian Military Space ForcesOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Dec 15, 1999
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1999-044Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1999-044Russian 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.