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Baikonur LC45/1
Part of Baikonur
Zenit launch complex. 45L.
First Launch: 1985-10-22. Last Launch: 2013-08-31. Number: 41 . Longitude: 63.62 deg. Latitude: 45.93 deg.
Country:
Russia.
Spacecraft:
Navigator bus,
SSTL-70,
Tselina-2,
Resurs-O1,
Koltso,
Orlets-2,
Uragan Space Interceptor,
Fobos 1F,
FS-1300,
Badr,
Tubsat,
Gurwin,
GFZ-1,
AMOS,
Star bus,
Globalstar,
Safir satellite,
Okean-O,
Kompas,
Meteor-3M,
Reflektor.
Launch Vehicles:
Zenit-2,
Zenit-2 11K77.05,
Zenit-2M,
Zenit-3SLB,
Zenit-3SLBF,
Zenit-2SB.
Launch Sites:
Baikonur.
1985 June 21 - .
08:29 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
Launch Pad: LC45/pad?.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Zenit launch vehicle test - .
Payload: Mass Model. Nation: Russia.
Agency: VKS.
Program: Tselina.
Decay Date: 1985-06-28 . USAF Sat Cat: 15842 . COSPAR: 1985-053A. Apogee: 338 km (210 mi). Perigee: 197 km (122 mi). Inclination: 64.40 deg. Period: 89.90 min. Intended to be suborbital, but some debris reached orbit. Rocket debris decayed by 6/28/85..
1985 October 22 - .
07:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 1697 - .
Payload: Tselina-2 no. 3 (Mass Model). Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Program: Tselina.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 16181 . COSPAR: 1985-097A. Apogee: 853 km (530 mi). Perigee: 843 km (523 mi). Inclination: 71.00 deg. Period: 101.90 min. First launch of new Tselina-2 ELINT satellite on Zenit-2 launch vehicle..
1985 December 28 - .
09:16 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
Launch Pad: LC45/pad?.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
FAILURE: Second stage failed to ignite. Partial Failure..
Failed Stage: 2.
- Cosmos 1714 - .
Payload: Tselina-2 no. 4. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Program: Tselina.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
Decay Date: 1986-02-27 . USAF Sat Cat: 16434 . COSPAR: 1985-121A. Apogee: 850 km (520 mi). Perigee: 160 km (90 mi). Inclination: 71.00 deg. Period: 94.70 min. Tselina-2 ELINT satellite placed in unusable orbit due to second stage failure..
1986 July 30 - .
08:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 1767 - .
Payload: Mass Model. Mass: 15,000 kg (33,000 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
Decay Date: 1986-08-16 . USAF Sat Cat: 16883 . COSPAR: 1986-056A. Apogee: 205 km (127 mi). Perigee: 194 km (120 mi). Inclination: 64.90 deg. Period: 88.50 min. Instrumented Tselina-2 mock-up, with mass to test maximum payload capacity of Zenit launch vehicle. Officially: Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space..
1986 October 22 - .
08:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 1786 - .
Mass: 15,000 kg (33,000 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Radar calibration target. Spacecraft: Koltso.
Decay Date: 1988-03-06 . USAF Sat Cat: 17042 . COSPAR: 1986-080A. Apogee: 1,054 km (654 mi). Perigee: 149 km (92 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. Period: 96.70 min. Radar calibration mission..
- GVM - .
Payload: Orlets-2 Mass Model. Mass: 14,000 kg (30,000 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Program: Orlets.
Spacecraft Bus: Yantar.
Spacecraft: Orlets-2.
Decay Date: 1988-04-08 . USAF Sat Cat: 17043 . COSPAR: 1986-080B. Apogee: 2,501 km (1,554 mi). Perigee: 185 km (114 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. Period: 112.53 min. Mass model of Orlets-2 reconnaissance satellite..
1987 February 14 - .
08:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 1820 - .
Payload: Orlets-2 Mass Model. Mass: 15,000 kg (33,000 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Program: Orlets.
Spacecraft Bus: Yantar.
Spacecraft: Orlets-2.
Decay Date: 1987-03-06 . USAF Sat Cat: 17523 . COSPAR: 1987-016A. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). Perigee: 178 km (110 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. Period: 88.80 min. Launch vehicle test. Mass model of Orlets-2 reconnaissance satellite..
1987 March 18 - .
08:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 1833 - .
Payload: Tselina-2 no. 5 (Mass Model). Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Program: Tselina.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 17589 . COSPAR: 1987-027A. Apogee: 855 km (531 mi). Perigee: 845 km (525 mi). Inclination: 70.90 deg. Period: 101.90 min.
1987 May 13 - .
05:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 1844 - .
Payload: Tselina-2 no. 6. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Program: Tselina.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 17973 . COSPAR: 1987-041A. Apogee: 851 km (528 mi). Perigee: 844 km (524 mi). Inclination: 70.90 deg. Period: 101.90 min.
1987 August 1 - .
03:59 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 1871 - .
Payload: Uragan boilerplate or Orlets-2 Mass Model. Mass: 15,000 kg (33,000 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft Bus: Spiral 50-50.
Spacecraft: Uragan Space Interceptor.
Duration: 9.00 days. Decay Date: 1987-08-10 . USAF Sat Cat: 18259 . COSPAR: 1987-065A. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi). Perigee: 168 km (104 mi). Inclination: 97.00 deg. Period: 88.10 min. Considered by some observors as possible spite test of Uragan space interceptor boilerplate mass model, just prior to project cancellation.
Officially: Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space..
1987 August 28 - .
08:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 1873 - .
Payload: Uragan boilerplate or Orlets-2 Mass Model. Mass: 15,000 kg (33,000 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft Bus: Spiral 50-50.
Spacecraft: Uragan Space Interceptor.
Duration: 16.00 days. Decay Date: 1987-09-14 . USAF Sat Cat: 18318 . COSPAR: 1987-071A. Apogee: 241 km (149 mi). Perigee: 175 km (108 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. Period: 88.70 min. Considered by some observors as possible spite test of Uragan space interceptor boilerplate mass model, just prior to project cancellation.
Officially: Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space..
1988 May 15 - .
09:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 1943 - .
Payload: Tselina-2 no. 7. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Program: Tselina.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 19119 . COSPAR: 1988-039A. Apogee: 851 km (528 mi). Perigee: 837 km (520 mi). Inclination: 71.00 deg. Period: 101.80 min.
1988 November 23 - .
14:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 1980 - .
Payload: Tselina-2 no. 8. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Program: Tselina.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 19649 . COSPAR: 1988-102A. Apogee: 849 km (527 mi). Perigee: 841 km (522 mi). Inclination: 71.00 deg. Period: 101.80 min.
1991 August 30 - .
08:58 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
FAILURE: Second stage exploded due to heating problems in main engine..
Failed Stage: 2.
1992 February 5 - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
FAILURE: Second stage malfunction due to heating problems in main engine..
Failed Stage: 2.
1992 November 17 - .
07:47 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 2219 - .
Payload: Tselina-2 no. 13. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Program: Tselina.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 22219 . COSPAR: 1992-076A. Apogee: 854 km (530 mi). Perigee: 845 km (525 mi). Inclination: 71.00 deg. Period: 101.90 min.
1992 December 25 - .
05:56 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 2227 - .
Payload: Tselina-2 no. 14. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Program: Tselina.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 22284 . COSPAR: 1992-093A. Apogee: 855 km (531 mi). Perigee: 845 km (525 mi). Inclination: 71.00 deg. Period: 101.90 min.
1993 March 26 - .
02:21 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 2237 - .
Payload: Tselina-2 no. 15. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Program: Tselina.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 22565 . COSPAR: 1993-016A. Apogee: 855 km (531 mi). Perigee: 847 km (526 mi). Inclination: 70.90 deg. Period: 102.00 min.
1993 September 16 - .
07:36 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 2263 - .
Payload: Tselina-2 no. 16. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Program: Tselina.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 22802 . COSPAR: 1993-059A. Apogee: 857 km (532 mi). Perigee: 845 km (525 mi). Inclination: 70.90 deg. Period: 102.00 min.
1994 April 23 - .
08:01 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 2278 - .
Payload: Tselina-2 no. 17. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Program: Tselina.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 23087 . COSPAR: 1994-023A. Apogee: 857 km (532 mi). Perigee: 846 km (525 mi). Inclination: 71.00 deg. Period: 102.00 min.
1994 August 26 - .
12:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 2290 - .
Payload: Orlets-2 no. 1. Mass: 13,000 kg (28,000 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Program: Orlets.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Yantar.
Spacecraft: Orlets-2.
Decay Date: 1995-04-04 . USAF Sat Cat: 23218 . COSPAR: 1994-053A. Apogee: 392 km (243 mi). Perigee: 181 km (112 mi). Inclination: 64.80 deg. Period: 90.25 min. Only flight of Orlets-2 long-duration military reconnaissance satellite with 22 film-return capsules..
1994 November 4 - .
05:47 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Resurs-O1 No. 3 - .
Payload: Resurs-O1 No. 3. Mass: 1,900 kg (4,100 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: RAKA.
Program: Resurs.
Class: Earth.
Type: Earth resources satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Meteor.
Spacecraft: Resurs-O1.
USAF Sat Cat: 23342 . COSPAR: 1994-074A. Apogee: 663 km (411 mi). Perigee: 660 km (410 mi). Inclination: 98.03 deg. Period: 97.98 min.
Studied natural resources. It carried the German Safir-R1 communications experiment as a secondary attached payload. Expected life 3 to 5 years. The spacecraft mass of 1,907 kg was slightly higher than earlier models. The principal Earth observation sensors were MSU-SK and MSU-E instruments along with an experimental PVM-E local vertical sensor .
1994 November 24 - .
09:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 2297 - .
Payload: Tselina-2 no. 18. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Program: Tselina.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 23404 . COSPAR: 1994-077A. Apogee: 857 km (532 mi). Perigee: 845 km (525 mi). Inclination: 71.01 deg. Period: 101.96 min.
1995 October 31 - .
20:19 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 2322 - .
Payload: Tselina-2 no. 19. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Program: Tselina.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 23704 . COSPAR: 1995-058A. Apogee: 854 km (530 mi). Perigee: 847 km (526 mi). Inclination: 71.00 deg. Period: 102.00 min.
1996 September 4 - .
09:01 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 2333 - .
Payload: Tselina-2 no. 20. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Program: Tselina.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 24297 . COSPAR: 1996-051A. Apogee: 852 km (529 mi). Perigee: 849 km (527 mi). Inclination: 70.90 deg. Period: 101.90 min. New heavy ELINT class..
1997 May 20 - .
07:07 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
FAILURE: Strut in first stage engine failed at T+48 seconds..
Failed Stage: 1.
1998 July 10 - .
06:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Resurs-O1 No. 4 - .
Payload: Resurs-O1 No. 4. Mass: 1,800 kg (3,900 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: RAKA.
Manufacturer: VNIIEM.
Program: Resurs.
Class: Earth.
Type: Earth resources satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Meteor.
Spacecraft: Resurs-O1.
USAF Sat Cat: 25394 . COSPAR: 1998-043A. Apogee: 818 km (508 mi). Perigee: 815 km (506 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. Period: 101.20 min.
In addition to its remote sensing equipment, the satellite carried the Belgian LLMS (Little LEO Messaging System) communications payload for the IRIS system. The launch was critical in restoring confidence in the Zenit vehicle prior to planned commercial launches of Globalstar satellites from Baikonur and the first Sea Launch flights using a three-stage Zenit from a California-based floating launch platform. Expected life 3 to 5 years.
- Fasat-Bravo - .
Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Nation: Chile.
Agency: FACh.
Manufacturer: Surrey.
Program: Fasat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Amateur radio communications satellite. Spacecraft: SSTL-70.
USAF Sat Cat: 25395 . COSPAR: 1998-043B. Apogee: 820 km (500 mi). Perigee: 815 km (506 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. Period: 101.30 min. Customer: Chilean Air Force (FACH). Chile's second satellite carrying store and forward and Earth observation payloads, replacing those lost on FASat-Alpha. Still operational as of 2000..
Additional Details: here....
- SAFIR-2 - .
Mass: 60 kg (132 lb). Nation: Germany.
Agency: DLR.
Manufacturer: Bremen.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian store-dump communications satellite. Spacecraft: Safir satellite.
USAF Sat Cat: 25399 . COSPAR: 1998-043F. Apogee: 819 km (508 mi). Perigee: 815 km (506 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. Period: 101.20 min. Relay satellite built by OHB System of Bremen..
- Gurwin Techsat 1B - .
Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Nation: Israel.
Agency: RVSN.
Manufacturer: Technion.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Gurwin.
USAF Sat Cat: 25397 . COSPAR: 1998-043D. Apogee: 819 km (508 mi). Perigee: 817 km (507 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. Period: 101.30 min. Built by Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Replaced earlier Russian-launched Techsat which failed to orbit in 1995..
- WESTPAC - .
Mass: 24 kg (52 lb). Nation: Australia.
Agency: WPLTN.
Manufacturer: EOS,
RKA.
Class: Earth.
Type: Geodetic satellite. Spacecraft: GFZ-1.
USAF Sat Cat: 25398 . COSPAR: 1998-043E. Apogee: 819 km (508 mi). Perigee: 815 km (506 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. Period: 101.20 min.
Formerly known as WPLTN-1, this geodesy satellite was a copy of Potsdam's GFZ-1 satellite, a sphere covered with laser retroreflectors, with a different `Fizeau' corner cube design. It serves as a target for the Western Pacific Laser Tracking Network (WPLTN) and is a joint project of Electro Optic Systems of Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, and the Russian Space Agency. Diameter is 0.24m.
1998 July 28 - .
09:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 2360 - .
Payload: Tselina-2 no. 22. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye.
Program: Tselina.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 25406 . COSPAR: 1998-045A. Apogee: 855 km (531 mi). Perigee: 847 km (526 mi). Inclination: 71.00 deg. Period: 102.00 min.
1998 September 9 - .
20:29 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2 11K77.05.
FAILURE: Computer error caused a very premature engine shutdown during second stage burn..
Failed Stage: 2.
1999 July 17 - .
06:38 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Okean-O - .
Payload: Okean-O no. 1. Mass: 4,360 kg (9,610 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: RAKA.
Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye.
Program: Okean.
Class: Earth.
Type: Earth resources satellite. Spacecraft: Okean-O.
USAF Sat Cat: 25860 . COSPAR: 1999-039A. Apogee: 649 km (403 mi). Perigee: 648 km (402 mi). Inclination: 97.90 deg. Period: 97.70 min.
First of a new generation of larger Okean oceanographic satellites, carried a side-looking radar (RSL-BO), and a set of visible and infrared scanners and radiometers. It is built by the Ukrainian Yuzhnoye company and is a joint project of the Russian Aviation/Space Agency (RAKA) and the Ukrainian National Space Agency (NKAU).
2000 February 3 - .
09:26 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 2369 - .
Mass: 3,200 kg (7,000 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 26069 . COSPAR: 2000-006A. Apogee: 860 km (534 mi). Perigee: 849 km (528 mi). Inclination: 71.00 deg. Period: 101.95 min. ELINT satellite..
2000 September 25 - .
10:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 2372 - .
Mass: 12,000 kg (26,000 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: MO.
Manufacturer: Kozlov bureau.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Yantar.
Spacecraft: Orlets-2.
Duration: 269.00 days. Decay Date: 2001-04-20 . USAF Sat Cat: 26538 . COSPAR: 2000-056A. Apogee: 343 km (213 mi). Perigee: 211 km (131 mi). Inclination: 64.78 deg. Period: 89.97 min. Reported code name Yenisey. It is speculated that this is an improved version of the Orlets satellite launched as Cosmos 2290 in 1994. Re-entered on Apr 20, 2001 after a 7 month mission..
2001 December 10 - .
17:18 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Meteor-3M - .
Payload: Meteor 3M-N1. Mass: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: RAKA.
Manufacturer: VNIIEM.
Class: Earth.
Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Meteor.
Spacecraft: Meteor-3M.
USAF Sat Cat: 27001 . COSPAR: 2001-056A. Apogee: 1,014 km (630 mi). Perigee: 994 km (617 mi). Inclination: 99.20 deg. Period: 105.20 min.
Meteorology satellite. Launch postponed from late 2000, then delayed from November 30. The Meteor-3M weather satellite carried visible and IR sensors as well as NASA's SAGE III instrument which studied aerosols and the ozone layer. This was the first launched of a modernised version of the spacecraft. Launch be Zenit launch vehicle from Baikonur rather than Tsyklon 3 from Plesetsk allowed the spacecraft to be 350 kg heavier, carrying additional sensors and various piggy-back payloads.
- Kompas - .
Mass: 80 kg (176 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: RAKA.
Manufacturer: Makeyev bureau.
Class: Earth.
Type: Seismology satellite. Spacecraft: Kompas.
USAF Sat Cat: 27002 . COSPAR: 2001-056B. Apogee: 1,013 km (629 mi). Perigee: 985 km (612 mi). Inclination: 99.20 deg. Period: 105.10 min.
The Russian Kompas satellite, built by Makeyev for the IZMIRAN geophysics institute, was an 80 kg satellite with a magnetometer and other sensors designed to attempt prediction of earthquakes. The satellite was originally built for use on the Shtil rocket.
- Maroc-Tubsat - .
Mass: 45 kg (99 lb). Nation: Morocco.
Agency: RAKA.
Manufacturer: TuB.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Tubsat.
USAF Sat Cat: 27004 . COSPAR: 2001-056D. Apogee: 1,014 km (630 mi). Perigee: 985 km (612 mi). Inclination: 99.20 deg. Period: 105.10 min.
Maroc-Tubsat was built by the Technical University of Berlin for the Centre Royal de Teledetection Spatiale, Morocco, and had a mass of 47 kg. It carried an imager and a store-forward communications test payload. The satellite measured 32x34x36,2 cm and was still in operation as of 2003.
- Reflektor - .
Mass: 8.00 kg (17.60 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: RAKA.
Manufacturer: NII KP.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Reflektor.
USAF Sat Cat: 27005 . COSPAR: 2001-056E. Apogee: 1,012 km (628 mi). Perigee: 985 km (612 mi). Inclination: 99.20 deg. Period: 105.10 min.
The 8 kg Reflektor was built by NII KP in Russia for space debris studies in a joint experiment with the Air Force Research Lab. The satellite consisted of of four triangular fins on a square base plus a deployable boom, with an array of laser retroreflectors. The satellite was 1.4 m long and 0.5 m wide but only 6 kg in mass. It will be used to calibrate laser imaging systems and other optical sensors.
- Badr B - .
Mass: 70 kg (154 lb). Nation: Pakistan.
Agency: RAKA.
Manufacturer: SIL.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Badr.
USAF Sat Cat: 27003 . COSPAR: 2001-056C. Apogee: 1,014 km (630 mi). Perigee: 985 km (612 mi). Inclination: 99.20 deg. Period: 105.10 min. Badr B was Pakistan's second satellite. Built in collaboration with the English company SIL, it had a mass of 70 kg and carried an Earth imager..
2004 June 10 - .
01:28 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
- Cosmos 2406 - .
Mass: 3,200 kg (7,000 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: VKA.
Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 28352 . COSPAR: 2004-021A. Apogee: 866 km (538 mi). Perigee: 846 km (525 mi). Inclination: 71.00 deg. Period: 102.10 min. Delayed from February 17 and 18; March 17 and 31; April 6, 25 and 26..
2007 June 29 - .
10:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2M.
- Cosmos 2428 - .
Mass: 3,200 kg (7,000 lb). Nation: Russia.
Agency: VKS.
Manufacturer: Yuzhnoye.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Tselina-2.
USAF Sat Cat: 31792 . COSPAR: 2007-029A. Apogee: 857 km (532 mi). Perigee: 846 km (525 mi). Inclination: 71.00 deg. Period: 102.00 min. Signals intelligence satellite. First launch in three years, and first with the improved version of the Zenit-2 launch vehicle using components developed for the Zenit-3SL..
2009 February 26 - .
18:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-3SLB.
- Telstar 11N - .
Mass: 4,012 kg (8,844 lb). Nation: Canada.
Agency: SIS.
Program: Telstar series.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: FS-1300.
USAF Sat Cat: 34111 . COSPAR: 2009-009A. Apogee: 35,798 km (22,243 mi). Perigee: 35,776 km (22,230 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. Ku-band direct-broadcast satellite with 39 high-power transponders covering North and Central America, Europe, Africa and the Atlantic Ocean Region, stationed at 37.5 degrees..
2009 June 21 - .
21:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-3SLB.
- Measat 3A - .
Mass: 2,370 kg (5,220 lb). Nation: Malaysia.
Agency: SIS.
Program: Measat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: Star bus.
USAF Sat Cat: 35362 . COSPAR: 2009-032A. Apogee: 35,788 km (22,237 mi). Perigee: 35,784 km (22,235 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.00 min.
2011 January 20 - .
12:29 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-3SLBF.
- Elektro-L - .
Mass: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Nation: Russia.
Class: Earth.
Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft: Navigator bus.
USAF Sat Cat: 37344 . COSPAR: 2011-001A. Apogee: 35,796 km (22,242 mi). Perigee: 35,285 km (21,925 mi). Inclination: 0.40 deg. Period: 1,423.50 min. First launch of a new generation Russian geosynchronous weather satellite using the Lavochkin Navigator bus. Equipped with a scanning visible/infrared radiometer, solar environment monitor, and a COSPAS-SARSAT search-and-rescue transponder system..
2011 July 18 - .
02:31 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-3SLBF.
- Spektr R - .
Mass: 3,660 kg (8,060 lb). Nation: Russia.
Class: Astronomy.
Type: Radio astronomy satellite.. Spacecraft: Navigator bus.
USAF Sat Cat: 37755 . COSPAR: 2011-037A. Apogee: 303,108 km (188,342 mi). Perigee: 27,499 km (17,087 mi). Inclination: 58.45 deg. Period: 11,799.00 min. Russian astronomical space observatory. Carried 10m diameter radio telescope observing at 92, 18, 6 and 1.35 cm wavelengths; solar wind and cosmic dust detectors; and laser corner reflectors for tracking..
2011 October 5 - .
21:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-3SLB.
- Intelsat 18 - .
Payload: Orbital Star-2.4E. Mass: 3,200 kg (7,000 lb). Nation: USA.
Program: Intelsat.
Class: Communications.
Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: Star bus.
USAF Sat Cat: 37834 . COSPAR: 2011-056A. Apogee: 35,736 km (22,205 mi). Perigee: 35,725 km (22,198 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,433.20 min. Ku and C band communications satellite for Pacific Ocean communications, including special coverage for French Polynesia..
2011 November 8 - .
20:16 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2SB.
- Fobos-Grunt - .
Mass: 13,500 kg (29,700 lb). Nation: Russia.
Class: Mars.
Type: Mars orbiter. Spacecraft Bus: 5MV.
Spacecraft: Fobos 1F.
Decay Date: 2012-01-15 . USAF Sat Cat: 37872 . COSPAR: 2011-065A. Apogee: 274 km (170 mi). Perigee: 199 km (123 mi). Inclination: 51.40 deg. Period: 89.20 min.
Failed soil-return mission to Martian moon Phobos. The main propulsion system, which was to have boosted the probe out of earth parking orbit to trans-Mars insertion, failed to ignite. Attempts to communicate with the spacecraft partially succeeded but it could not be commanded to conduct an engine burn at a later opportunity. Destroyed on reentry into the earth's atmosphere.
2013 August 31 - .
20:05 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-3SLB.
- Amos 4 - .
Mass: 4,260 kg (9,390 lb). Nation: Israel.
Class: Communications.
Type: Communications satellite. Spacecraft: Amos.
USAF Sat Cat: 39237 . COSPAR: 2013-045A. Apogee: 35,796 km (22,242 mi). Perigee: 35,777 km (22,230 mi). Inclination: 0.0300 deg. Period: 1,436.09 min. Communications satellite for Spacecom company of Tel Aviv. Built by IAI-MBT with a mass much greater than previous AMOS satellites. Bus is probably around 5.0 x 2.5m with a span across the two solar arrays in the 12 to 15 meter range..
2015 December 11 - .
13:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-3SLBF.
- Elektro-L No. 2 - .
Nation: Russia.
Class: Earth.
Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft: Elektro.
USAF Sat Cat: 41105 . COSPAR: 2015-074A. Apogee: 35,792 km (22,240 mi). Perigee: 35,781 km (22,233 mi). Inclination: 0.0800 deg. Period: 1,436.09 min.
Russia launched a Ukrainian-built Zenit-2SB vehicle with an NPO Lavochkin 'Fregat-SB' upper stage carrying the Elektro-L No. 2 weather satellite to GEO. The Zenit-2SB second stage reached a 164 x 539
km x 51.4 deg parking orbit at 1352 UTC. The Elektro-L/Fregat-SB separated; after a first Fregat burn to 271 x 4277 km at 1500 UTC, the SBB drop tank was jettisoned. A second burn at 1711 UTC put the vehicle in geotransfer orbit, and a third burn at 2232 UTC circularized the orbit at apogee. Fregat separated and later made a fourth burn to graveyard orbit, leaving Elektro-L in the geosynchronous region.
2017 December 26 - .
19:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-3SLBF.
- Angosat 1 - .
Nation: Angola.
USAF Sat Cat: 43087 . COSPAR: 2017-086A. Apogee: 36,102 km (22,432 mi). Perigee: 35,973 km (22,352 mi). Inclination: 0.95 deg. Period: 1,448.95 min. See AngoSat 1. ..
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