Soviet Space Program
Polyus
Energiya
FAILURE
Failure
Friday, May 15, 1987 · 17:30 UTC
Mission
/01Satellite used to test technologies for the Skif-D SDI program
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Failure
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Energiya
Launch Pad
250
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.008° N, 63.303° E
1
Pad Launches
820
Location Launches
2088
Agency Launches
46
Orbital This Year