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Uragan No. 30L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on April 24, 1987, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

April 24, 1987 · 12:42 UTCLaunch 1987-036Launch no. 3,173 in the log
RocketProton-K/DM-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/40
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 4 restart failure
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 24, 1987, 12:42
Launch designation
1987-036
Mission
Uragan No. 30L
Flight name
Kosmos-1838/1840
Vehicle flight ID
335-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
17,648 km
Payload mass to orbit
4.7 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OF40 · S4R

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18381987-036ANORAD 17902Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvNavigation1,300 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 15, 1991
Kosmos-18391987-036BNORAD 17903Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvNavigation1,300 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 8, 1991
Kosmos-18401987-036CNORAD 17904Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvNavigation1,300 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 14, 1991

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