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Oko

Molniya 8K78M launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on December 27, 1999, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 27, 1999 · 19:12 UTCLaunch 1999-073Launch no. 4,366 in the log
RocketMolniya 8K78Mvariant 2BL
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSN RFRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 27, 1999, 19:12
Launch designation
1999-073
Mission
Oko
Flight name
Kosmos-2368
Vehicle flight ID
77017 -681

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
39,792 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-23681999-073ANORAD 26042Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyMissile early warning1,250 kgIn orbit

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