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Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on March 11, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 11, 1987 · 10:25 UTCLaunch 1987-025Launch no. 3,160 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 11, 1987, 10:25
Launch designation
1987-025
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-1826
Vehicle flight ID
78028 -359

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
577 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18261987-025ANORAD 17577Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Mar 25, 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.