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Okean-O1 NKhM No. 4

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on July 16, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 16, 1987 · 04:25 UTCLaunch 1987-062Launch no. 3,201 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 16, 1987, 04:25
Launch designation
1987-062
Mission
Okean-O1 NKhM No. 4
Flight name
Kosmos-1869
Vehicle flight ID
67038-402

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
687 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18691987-062ANORAD 18214Meteorological ServiceOptical imaging1,936 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.