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Okean-O1 NKhM No. 3

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on July 28, 1986, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 28, 1986 · 21:07 UTCLaunch 1986-055Launch no. 3,085 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 28, 1986, 21:07
Launch designation
1986-055
Mission
Okean-O1 NKhM No. 3
Flight name
Kosmos-1766
Vehicle flight ID
51061-502

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
669 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-17661986-055ANORAD 16881Meteorological ServiceOptical imaging1,931 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.