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Tselina-2

Zenit-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on May 13, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 13, 1987 · 05:40 UTCLaunch 1987-041Launch no. 3,178 in the log
RocketZenit-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC45/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 13, 1987, 05:40
Launch designation
1987-041
Mission
Tselina-2
Flight name
Kosmos-1844
Vehicle flight ID
45058-403

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,162 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18441987-041ANORAD 17973Glavnoye 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.