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Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 34

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 22, 1987, 2:24 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 62

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 20, 1987, 9:09 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 60

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 14, 1987, 12:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Tsiklon-2 | US-P 27

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 10, 1987, 9:48 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-8 53

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 9, 1987, 8:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton | Potok 4

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 1, 1987, 5:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary military relay satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Bion 8

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 29, 1987, 12:49 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Biological research satellite carrying live organisms

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-U2 | Progress 32

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 23, 1987, 11:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 33

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 17, 1987, 2:59 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Scout G-1 | Transit-O 27,29

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 16, 1987, 7:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Transit-O series of satellites that closely followed the design of Transit 5C-1 were also called “Oscars” (Oscar is the phonetic alphabet for “O”, i. e., operational). They were also called NNS (Navy Navigation Satellite) or shortened NavSat.

Polar Orbit
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