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Okean-O1 No. 9

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on December 24, 2004, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

December 24, 2004 · 11:20 UTCLaunch 2004-052Launch no. 4,692 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 3 underperformance
Launch agencyKVRRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 24, 2004, 11:20
Launch designation
2004-052
Mission
Okean-O1 No. 9
Flight name
Sich-1M
Vehicle flight ID
450-43- 701 40L

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
640 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.3 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OF40 · S3U

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Sich-1M2004-052ANORAD 28505Ukranian National Space AgencyOptical imaging2,223 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 15, 2006
MK-1TS Mikron2004-052CNORAD 28507Ukranian National Space AgencyOptical imaging66 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 30, 2005

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