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Kobal't

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on July 9, 1987, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 9, 1987 · 16:10 UTCLaunch 1987-059Launch no. 3,198 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 9, 1987, 16:10
Launch designation
1987-059
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-1866
Vehicle flight ID
78028 -931

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
778 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.6 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18661987-059ANORAD 18184Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,886 kgExploded or broke up · Jul 26, 1987
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1987-059Ministry of General Machine Building———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1987-059Ministry of General Machine Building———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.