Soviet Space Program

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Soyuz U

SUCCESS

Success

Thursday, January 15, 1987 · 11:20 UTC

Mission

/01

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Soyuz U

Launch Pad

43/3 (43L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

62.927° N, 40.450° E

152

Pad Launches

1154

Location Launches

2054

Agency Launches

4

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