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Kobal't

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 16, 1986, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 16, 1986 · 14:00 UTCLaunch 1986-099Launch no. 3,131 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 16, 1986, 14:00
Launch designation
1986-099
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-1807
Vehicle flight ID
78056 -318

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
385 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.6 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18071986-099ANORAD 17217Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Jan 23, 1987
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1986-099Ministry of General Machine Building———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1986-099Ministry of General Machine Building———

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