Photo: NASA · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Rocket and boosterSoyuz U
MissionGovernment/Top Secret · LEO
Government/Top Secret · LEO
What it put in orbit11 catalogued objects
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 1863 1987-056A | Payload | re-entered 1987-07-18 | |
| SL-4 R/B 1987-056B | Rocket body | re-entered 1987-07-18 | |
| SL-4 DEB 1987-056C | Debris | re-entered 1987-07-08 | |
| SL-4 DEB 1987-056D | Debris | re-entered 1987-07-07 | |
| COSMOS 1863 DEB 1987-056E | Debris | re-entered 1987-08-20 | |
| COSMOS 1863 DEB 1987-056F | Debris | re-entered 1987-11-13 | |
| COSMOS 1863 DEB 1987-056G | Debris | re-entered 1988-01-23 | |
| COSMOS 1863 DEB 1987-056H | Debris | re-entered 1987-10-08 |
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| COSMOS 1863 DEB 1987-056J | Debris | re-entered 1987-08-09 | |
| COSMOS 1863 DEB 1987-056K | Debris | re-entered 1987-08-23 | |
| COSMOS 1863 DEB 1987-056L | Debris | re-entered 1988-10-07 |
COSPAR ID 1987-056. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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