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Kobal't

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on December 14, 1987, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 14, 1987 · 11:29 UTCLaunch 1987-102Launch no. 3,241 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 14, 1987, 11:29
Launch designation
1987-102
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-1901
Vehicle flight ID
77015 -943

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
391 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.6 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19011987-102ANORAD 18666Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Feb 3, 1988
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1987-102Ministry of General Machine Building———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1987-102Ministry of General Machine Building———

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