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Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on May 5, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 5, 1987 · 09:15 UTCLaunch 1987-039Launch no. 3,176 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 5, 1987, 09:15
Launch designation
1987-039
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-1843
Vehicle flight ID
78028 -355

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18431987-039ANORAD 17940Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · May 19, 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.