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US-AM reactor

Tsiklon-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on December 12, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 12, 1987 · 05:40 UTCLaunch 1987-101Launch no. 3,240 in the log
RocketTsiklon-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC90
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 12, 1987, 05:40
Launch designation
1987-101
Mission
US-AM reactor
Flight name
Kosmos-1900
Vehicle flight ID
45041-504

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
868 km
Payload mass to orbit
4.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19001987-101ANORAD 18665Soviet NavySignals intelligence1,154 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.