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Don No. 8L

Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Baikonur (Russia) on September 14, 2006, carrying 9 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 14, 2006 · 13:41 UTCLaunch 2006-039Launch no. 4,791 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyKVRRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 14, 2006, 13:41
Launch designation
2006-039
Mission
Don No. 8L
Flight name
Kosmos-2423
Vehicle flight ID
78041 -490 088

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
333 km
Payload mass to orbit
7.6 t
Payloads
9
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-24232006-039ANORAD 29402Russian Space ForcesOptical imaging6,800 kgDeorbited · Nov 17, 2006
Spuskaemaya Kapsula2006-039Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula2006-039Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula2006-039Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula2006-039Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula2006-039Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula2006-039Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula2006-039Russian Ministry of Defense———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula2006-039Russian Ministry of Defense———

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