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Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on July 4, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 4, 1987 · 12:25 UTCLaunch 1987-056Launch no. 3,195 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 4, 1987, 12:25
Launch designation
1987-056
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-1863
Vehicle flight ID
76048 -354

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18631987-056ANORAD 18155Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Jul 18, 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.