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Al'tair No. 12L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on November 26, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 26, 1987 · 13:28 UTCLaunch 1987-096Launch no. 3,235 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/39
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 26, 1987, 13:28
Launch designation
1987-096
Mission
Al'tair No. 12L
Flight name
Kosmos-1897
Vehicle flight ID
330-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,215 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18971987-096ANORAD 18575Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications2,400 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.