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Strela-3

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on March 13, 1987, carrying 6 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 13, 1987 · 13:11 UTCLaunch 1987-026Launch no. 3,161 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 13, 1987, 13:11
Launch designation
1987-026
Mission
Strela-3
Flight name
Kosmos-1827/1832
Vehicle flight ID
67058-408

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,471 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
6
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18271987-026ANORAD 17582Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-18281987-026BNORAD 17583Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-18291987-026CNORAD 17584Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-18301987-026DNORAD 17585Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-18311987-026ENORAD 17586Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-18321987-026FNORAD 17587Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 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.