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Uragan No. 33L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on September 16, 1987, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 16, 1987 · 02:53 UTCLaunch 1987-079Launch no. 3,218 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/40
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 16, 1987, 02:53
Launch designation
1987-079
Mission
Uragan No. 33L
Flight name
Kosmos-1883/1885
Vehicle flight ID
339-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
20,173 km
Payload mass to orbit
4.7 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18831987-079ANORAD 18355Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvNavigation1,300 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-18841987-079BNORAD 18356Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvNavigation1,300 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-18851987-079CNORAD 18357Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvNavigation1,300 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.