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Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 6, 1984, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 6, 1984 · 14:00 UTCLaunch 1984-082Launch no. 2,852 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 6, 1984, 14:00
Launch designation
1984-082
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-1587
Vehicle flight ID
76032 -794

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
628 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-15871984-082ANORAD 15163Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Aug 31, 1984

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.