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Tselina-D

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on March 3, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 3, 1987 · 15:03 UTCLaunch 1987-024Launch no. 3,159 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 3, 1987, 15:03
Launch designation
1987-024
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-1825
Vehicle flight ID
51076-108

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
666 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18251987-024ANORAD 17566Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 19, 2025

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