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EPN No. 03.694

Zenit-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on March 18, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 18, 1987 · 08:30 UTCLaunch 1987-027Launch no. 3,162 in the log
RocketZenit-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC45/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 18, 1987, 08:30
Launch designation
1987-027
Mission
EPN No. 03.694
Flight name
Kosmos-1833
Vehicle flight ID
51038-401

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,155 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18331987-027ANORAD 17589Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence3,250 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.