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Tselina-D

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on October 20, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 20, 1987 · 09:09 UTCLaunch 1987-088Launch no. 3,227 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 20, 1987, 09:09
Launch designation
1987-088
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-1892
Vehicle flight ID
51038-401

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
666 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18921987-088ANORAD 18421Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 2, 2025

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.