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Tselina-D

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on February 19, 1986, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 19, 1986 · 23:04 UTCLaunch 1986-018Launch no. 3,044 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 19, 1986, 23:04
Launch designation
1986-018
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-1733
Vehicle flight ID
45041-507

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
664 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-17331986-018ANORAD 16611Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 10, 2025

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