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EPN No. 03.695

Zenit-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on February 14, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 14, 1987 · 08:30 UTCLaunch 1987-016Launch no. 3,151 in the log
RocketZenit-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC45/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 14, 1987, 08:30
Launch designation
1987-016
Mission
EPN No. 03.695
Flight name
Kosmos-1820
Vehicle flight ID
45041-504

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
247 km
Payload mass to orbit
10.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18201987-016ANORAD 17523Southern State Design BureauOptical imaging10.4 tReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 6, 1987

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