Pre-Launch information

Launch date 29 Aug 1996 Liftoff: 05 hours 22 min UTC Reserved launch date 30 Aug 1996 Liftoff: 05 hours 16 min UTC

Molnia-M launcher will be used

Initial Parameters

Launch Date	29 Aug 1996	30 Aug 1996
Epoch	06h22m58s UTC	06h18m58s UTC
Nodical Period, hours	5.9	5.9
Semimajor axis, km	16339.36	16339.36
Eccentricity	0.561789	0.561789
Inclination, deg	62.8	62.8
Argument of perigee, deg	288.0	288.0
Ascending node, deg	8.3	7.9
Perigee, km	781.8	781.8
Apogee, km	19140.0	19140.0

Auroral Probe (Prognoz 12) will be launched from Plesetsk launching site
(40° longitude, 63.5° latitude).