In orbitRocket body

SL-16 R/B

NORAD: 24298
COSPAR: 1996-051B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Southern SDB
Owner: Russian Military Space Forces
Platform (bus): 11S772
Mass at launch: 9,000 kg
Dry mass: 9,000 kg
Length: 11.1 m
Diameter: 3.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 11.1 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S24298, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1996-09-04
Rocket: Zenit-2
Flight: Kosmos-2333
Mission name: Tselina-2
Launch site: GIK-5, LC45/1
Launched by: Russian Military Space Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1996-051

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1996-051, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1996-09-04
Period: 102.0 min
Inclination: 70.77°
Apogee: 862 km
Perigee: 840 km
Radar cross-section: 8.4888 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 14

Everything from this launch

Debris13 in total, 8 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit