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Dnepr Rideshare 4

Dnepr launch from Baikonur (Russia) on July 26, 2006, carrying 18 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

July 26, 2006 · 19:43 UTCLaunch 2006-F03Launch no. 4,782 in the log
RocketDnepr
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC109/95
OutcomeFailurestage 2 ignition failure
Launch agencyKosmotrasRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 26, 2006, 19:43
Launch designation
2006-F03
Mission
Dnepr Rideshare 4
Flight name
BelKA/P-PODs
Vehicle flight ID
450-2973-804

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
40 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.921 t
Payloads
18
GCAT launch code
OF · S2I

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
BelKA2006-F03Belarus Academy of Sciences———
Baumanets2006-F03Baumann Moscow State Technical University———
Unisat-42006-F03Universita di Roma la Sapienaza (Scoula di Ingengneria Aerospaziale)———
PICPOT2006-F03Polytechnic University of Turin———
ION2006-F03University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign———
SACRED2006-F03University of Arizona-Tucson———
KUTESat2006-F03University of Kansas———
ICECube-12006-F03Cornell University———
RINCON2006-F03University of Arizona-Tucson———
SEEDS2006-F03Nihon Daigaku———
HAUSAT 12006-F03Hankuk Aviation University, Space System Research Lab———
nCUBE-12006-F03Norwegian Space Agency———
MEROPE2006-F03Montana State University, Bozeman———
AeroCube-12006-F03Aerospace Corp.———
CP22006-F03California Polytechnic State University———
CP12006-F03California Polytechnic State University———
ICECube-22006-F03Cornell University———
Voyager2006-F03University of Hawaii, Manoa———

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