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

May 13, 1987 · 06:00 UTCLaunch 1987-042Launch no. 3,179 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 13, 1987, 06:00
Launch designation
1987-042
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-1845
Vehicle flight ID
78028 -361

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18451987-042ANORAD 17975Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · May 27, 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.