In orbitRocket body

SL-14 R/B

NORAD: 23005
COSPAR: 1994-011G

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Spacecraft

Built by: Southern SDB
Owner: Russian Military Space Forces
Platform (bus): S5M
Mass at launch: 1,600 kg
Dry mass: 1,600 kg
Length: 2.8 m
Diameter: 2.2 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2.8 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S23005, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1994-02-12
Rocket: Tsiklon-3
Flight: Kosmos-2268/2273
Mission name: Strela-3
Launch site: GNIIPV, LC32/1?
Launched by: Russian Military Space Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1994-011

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1994-011, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1994-02-12
Period: 114.7 min
Inclination: 82.58°
Apogee: 1,475 km
Perigee: 1,410 km
Radar cross-section: 5.2832 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 6

Everything from this launch

Payload6 in total, 6 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit