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Strela-2M

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 1, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 1, 1987 · 14:15 UTCLaunch 1987-098Launch no. 3,237 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 1, 1987, 14:15
Launch designation
1987-098
Mission
Strela-2M
Flight name
Kosmos-1898
Vehicle flight ID
65035-621

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
835 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.800 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-18981987-098ANORAD 18585Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications800 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.