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Strela-3

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 7, 1987, carrying 6 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 7, 1987 · 23:50 UTCLaunch 1987-074Launch no. 3,213 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 7, 1987, 23:50
Launch designation
1987-074
Mission
Strela-3
Flight name
Kosmos-1875/1880
Vehicle flight ID
67095-603

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,474 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
6
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18751987-074ANORAD 18334Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-18761987-074BNORAD 18335Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-18771987-074CNORAD 18336Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-18781987-074DNORAD 18337Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-18791987-074ENORAD 18338Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-18801987-074FNORAD 18339Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 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.