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Vektor

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 15, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 15, 1987 · 13:30 UTCLaunch 1987-103Launch no. 3,242 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC133/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 15, 1987, 13:30
Launch designation
1987-103
Mission
Vektor
Flight name
Kosmos-1902
Vehicle flight ID
53726-183

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
411 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.570 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19021987-103ANORAD 18668Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration570 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 30, 1988

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