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Meteor-2 No. 18

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on May 27, 1986, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 27, 1986 · 09:30 UTCLaunch 1986-039Launch no. 3,068 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 27, 1986, 09:30
Launch designation
1986-039
Mission
Meteor-2 No. 18
Flight name
Meteor-2
Vehicle flight ID
67076-109

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
962 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Meteor-21986-039ANORAD 16735Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvMeteorology1,500 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.