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Kanopus-ST/KYuA-1

Soyuz-2-1V launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on December 5, 2015, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

December 5, 2015 · 14:08 UTCLaunch 2015-071Launch no. 5,514 in the log
RocketSoyuz-2-1Vvariant Volga
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeFailure · 0.44stage 3 separation failure
Launch agencyVVKORussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 5, 2015, 14:08
Launch designation
2015-071
Mission
Kanopus-ST/KYuA-1
Flight name
Kosmos-2511/2512
Vehicle flight ID
780-31- 001 001/002

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
694 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OF44 · S3S

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-25112015-071ANORAD 41098Aerospace Defence ForcesOptical imaging491 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 8, 2015
Kosmos-25122015-071BNORAD 41099Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration16 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.