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Meteor-2 No. 21

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 18, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 18, 1987 · 02:27 UTCLaunch 1987-068Launch no. 3,207 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 18, 1987, 02:27
Launch designation
1987-068
Mission
Meteor-2 No. 21
Flight name
Meteor-2
Vehicle flight ID
51041-508

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
964 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Meteor-21987-068ANORAD 18312Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvMeteorology1,500 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.