Orlets-1 (Don, 17F12)

Russia

Film return reconnaissance satellite with 8 small return capsules. At the end of the mission, the main satellite is detonated in orbit and is not recovered.
The "Don" satellites carries 8 recoverable film capsules and has a total mass of around 7600 kg.

Type / Application:	Reconaisance, photo (film return)
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Satellite	Date	LS	Launcher	Remarks:
Cosmos 2031 [Orlets-1 #1, Don #1]	18.07.1989	B	Soyuz-U2
Cosmos 2101 [Orlets-1 #2, Don #2]	01.10.1990	B	Soyuz-U2
Cosmos 2163 [Orlets-1 #3, Don #3]	09.10.1991	B	Soyuz-U2
Cosmos 2225 [Orlets-1 #4, Don #4]	22.12.1992	B	Soyuz-U2
Cosmos 2262 [Orlets-1 #5, Don #5]	07.09.1993	B	Soyuz-U2
Cosmos 2343 [Orlets-1 #6, Don #6]	15.05.1997	B	Soyuz-U
Cosmos 2399 [Orlets-1 #7, Don #7]	12.08.2003	B, LC-31/6	Soyuz-U
Cosmos 2423 [Orlets-1 #8, Don #8]	14.09.2006	B, LC-31/6	Soyuz-U

Ref.: #7(JSR506), #14 - update: 10.01.07

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