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AUOS-Z 501 Ionozond-E

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 18, 1986, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 18, 1986 · 08:00 UTCLaunch 1986-101Launch no. 3,133 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 18, 1986, 08:00
Launch designation
1986-101
Mission
AUOS-Z 501 Ionozond-E
Flight name
Kosmos-1809
Vehicle flight ID
45061-501

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
968 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18091986-101ANORAD 17241InterkosmosSpace science1,042 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.