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Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 1

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 26, 1987, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 26, 1987 · 11:30 UTCLaunch 1987-108Launch no. 3,247 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 26, 1987, 11:30
Launch designation
1987-108
Mission
Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 1
Flight name
Kosmos-1906
Vehicle flight ID
L 15000-547

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
432 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19061987-108ANORAD 18713Priroda Center GUGKOptical imaging2,573 kgExploded or broke up · Jan 31, 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.