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Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on October 22, 1986, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 22, 1986 · 09:00 UTCLaunch 1986-081Launch no. 3,112 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 22, 1986, 09:00
Launch designation
1986-081
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-1787
Vehicle flight ID
76048 -353

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-17871986-081ANORAD 17044Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Nov 4, 1986

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