About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Rocket and boosterProton K/DM-2
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2
Proton K/DM-2: specs, record and next flights → Soviet Union: all its launches →
MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit7 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 1897 1987-096A | Payload | 35766 × 35810 km · 10.8° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(1) 1987-096B | Rocket body | re-entered 1987-11-28 | |
| SL-12 PLAT 1987-096C | Debris | re-entered 1987-11-27 | |
| SL-12 R/B(2) 1987-096D | Rocket body | 35608 × 35807 km · 10.6° | Globe |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1987-096E | Rocket body | re-entered 1991-05-06 | |
| SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR) 1987-096F | Rocket body | re-entered 1988-08-18 | |
| COSMOS 1897 DEB 1987-096G | Debris | 35625 × 35841 km · 10.7° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1987-096. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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