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Tselina-D

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on July 1, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 1, 1987 · 19:35 UTCLaunch 1987-055Launch no. 3,194 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 1, 1987, 19:35
Launch designation
1987-055
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-1862
Vehicle flight ID
51061-505

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
670 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18621987-055ANORAD 18152Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 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.