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Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 3, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 3, 1987 · 10:24 UTCLaunch 1987-072Launch no. 3,211 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 3, 1987, 10:24
Launch designation
1987-072
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-1874
Vehicle flight ID
76021 -207

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18741987-072ANORAD 18326Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Sep 17, 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.