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Rodnik

Rokot launch from Plesetsk (Russia) on November 30, 2018, carrying 4 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 30, 2018 · 02:27 UTCLaunch 2018-097Launch no. 5,801 in the log
RocketRokot
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyKVRRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 30, 2018, 02:27
Launch designation
2018-097
Mission
Rodnik
Flight name
Kosmos-2530/31/32
Vehicle flight ID
492-3921-126/72529

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,513 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.857 t
Payloads
4
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-25302018-097ANORAD 43751Aerospace Defence ForcesCommunications280 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-25312018-097BNORAD 43752Aerospace Defence ForcesCommunications280 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-25322018-097CNORAD 43753Aerospace Defence ForcesCommunications280 kgIn orbit
GVM Blits-M2018-097Institute for Precision Instrument Engineering———

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