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Gonets-D1 No. 22/23/24

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on December 28, 2001, carrying 6 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 28, 2001 · 03:24 UTCLaunch 2001-058Launch no. 4,510 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyKVRRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 28, 2001, 03:24
Launch designation
2001-058
Mission
Gonets-D1 No. 22/23/24
Flight name
Gonets/Kosmos
Vehicle flight ID
670-21- 803

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,483 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
6
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-23842001-058ANORAD 27055Russian Space ForcesCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-23852001-058BNORAD 27056Russian Space ForcesCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-23862001-058CNORAD 27057Russian Space ForcesCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Gonets-D1 No. 22L2001-058DNORAD 27058Gonets Satellite SystemsCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Gonets-D1 No. 23L2001-058ENORAD 27059Gonets Satellite SystemsCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Gonets-D1 No. 24L2001-058FNORAD 27060Gonets Satellite SystemsCommunications225 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.