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MITA-NINA

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on July 15, 2000, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 15, 2000 · 12:00 UTCLaunch 2000-039Launch no. 4,407 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSN RFRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 15, 2000, 12:00
Launch designation
2000-039
Mission
MITA-NINA
Flight name
CHAMP/BIRD/MITA
Vehicle flight ID
47136-414

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
477 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.699 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
MITA2000-039ANORAD 26404Italian Space AgencySpace science177 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 15, 2001
CHAMP2000-039BNORAD 26405Geoforschungszentrum PotzdamSpace science522 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 19, 2010
Rubin2000-039COHB (Orbital Hochtechnologie Bremen System GmbH)———

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