Sunday, August 16, 1998

Kosmos 2243

 1993-028A


The control system of the launcher failed during the final phase of the Blok-I burn, and the payload was damaged at separation, with the auto destruct blasting it into at least 172 pieces. The payload was apparently a Kometa satellite.


Kosmos-2243 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1993 Apr 27 1035:00  Launch by Soyuz-U  KB LC31 
 1039  Blok-I burn 
 1044  Blok-I cutoff 
 1044  Blok-I sep, payload damaged 
 1045Auto destruct initiated
1993 Apr 28.6   88.76 190x235x70.35 
1993 May 2    182 x 220 x 70.35 
1993 May 5   144 x 154 x 70.34 
1993 May 6   Reentered 

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