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Dnepr Rideshare 1

Dnepr launch from Baikonur (Russia) on September 26, 2000, carrying 5 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 26, 2000 · 10:05 UTCLaunch 2000-057Launch no. 4,425 in the log
RocketDnepr
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC109/95
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyKosmotrasRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 26, 2000, 10:05
Launch designation
2000-057
Mission
Dnepr Rideshare 1
Flight name
Tiungsat/Megsat-1/
Vehicle flight ID
450-8752-403
Flight code
GCh 15F183

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,375 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.188 t
Payloads
5
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Malaysia-OSCAR-462000-057ANORAD 26545Space Science DivisionOptical imaging50 kgIn orbit
Megsat-12000-057BNORAD 26546Meggiorin GroupSpace science56 kgIn orbit
Unisat2000-057CNORAD 26547Gruppo di Astrodinamica dell'Universita degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza'Space science12 kgIn orbit
Saudi-OSCAR-412000-057DNORAD 26548King Abdul Aziz City for Science and TechnologyCommunications10 kgIn orbit
Saudi-OSCAR-422000-057ENORAD 26549King Abdul Aziz City for Science and TechnologyCommunications10 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.