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EPN No. 03.695

Zenit-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on August 28, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 28, 1987 · 08:20 UTCLaunch 1987-071Launch no. 3,210 in the log
RocketZenit-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC45/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 28, 1987, 08:20
Launch designation
1987-071
Mission
EPN No. 03.695
Flight name
Kosmos-1873
Vehicle flight ID
51058-404/10L

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
250 km
Payload mass to orbit
11.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18731987-071ANORAD 18318Central Specialized Design BureauOptical imaging11.0 tReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 14, 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.