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 orbit7 catalogued objects
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 1872 1987-069A | Payload | re-entered 1987-08-30 | |
| SL-4 R/B 1987-069B | Rocket body | re-entered 1987-08-26 | |
| COSMOS 1872 DEB 1987-069C | Debris | re-entered 1987-09-10 | |
| COSMOS 1872 DEB 1987-069D | Debris | re-entered 1987-09-01 | |
| COSMOS 1872 DEB 1987-069E | Debris | re-entered 1987-08-31 | |
| COSMOS 1872 DEB 1987-069F | Debris | re-entered 1987-09-07 | |
| COSMOS 1872 DEB 1987-069G | Debris | re-entered 1987-09-01 |
COSPAR ID 1987-069. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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