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Tselina-D

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on May 15, 1986, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 15, 1986 · 04:26 UTCLaunch 1986-034Launch no. 3,063 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 15, 1986, 04:26
Launch designation
1986-034
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-1743
Vehicle flight ID
45032-304

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-17431986-034ANORAD 16719Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 kgIn orbit

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