Soyuz-U launched the Cosmos-2423 Don-class (Orlets-1) photoreconnaissance satellite for the Russian military from Baikonur, the final launch of this reconnaissance satellite class.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 7.6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 65th
- of 70 Soyuz-U-PVB flights
- Date and time
- 14 September 2006, 13:41 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz-U-PVB
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 2006-039
- Launches in 2006
- 42nd of 66
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