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Gonets-M No. 13,15

Rokot launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on July 28, 2012, carrying 4 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 28, 2012 · 01:35 UTCLaunch 2012-041Launch no. 5,231 in the log
RocketRokot
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyKVRRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 28, 2012, 01:35
Launch designation
2012-041
Mission
Gonets-M No. 13,15
Flight name
Gonets-M Blok 11/Kosmos
Vehicle flight ID
492-6391-835/72515

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,515 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.850 t
Payloads
4
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-24812012-041ANORAD 38733Aerospace Defence ForcesCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Gonets-M No. 13L2012-041BNORAD 38734Gonets Satellite SystemsCommunications280 kgIn orbit
Mikhail Reshetnyov2012-041CNORAD 38735OAO M. Reshetnev Information Satellite SystemsCommunications65 kgIn orbit
Gonets-M No. 15L2012-041DNORAD 38736Gonets Satellite SystemsCommunications280 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.