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Musson No. 18

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 2, 1986, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 2, 1986 · 07:00 UTCLaunch 1986-094Launch no. 3,126 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 2, 1986, 07:00
Launch designation
1986-094
Mission
Musson No. 18
Flight name
Kosmos-1803
Vehicle flight ID
45086-104

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,504 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18031986-094ANORAD 17177Military-Topographic Service of the Soviet ArmyGeodesy1,552 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.