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Geizer No. 15L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on October 1, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 1, 1987 · 17:09 UTCLaunch 1987-084Launch no. 3,223 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/39
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 1, 1987, 17:09
Launch designation
1987-084
Mission
Geizer No. 15L
Flight name
Kosmos-1888
Vehicle flight ID
328-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,501 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18881987-084ANORAD 18384Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications2,100 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.