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Mu-3S-II | Ginga

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Feb. 5, 1987, 6:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese astronomy satellite dedicated to X-ray research

Low Earth Orbit
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Tsiklon-2 | Plasma-A 1

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 1, 1987, 11:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Nuclear-powered magnetospheric research satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton | Ekran-M 11L

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 30, 1987, 9:19 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Direct broadcasting satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 15

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 29, 1987, 6:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 42L

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 22, 1987, 4:06 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 23

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Jan. 22, 1987, 7 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 41

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 21, 1987, 9:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-U2 | Progress 27

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 16, 1987, 6:06 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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Soyuz U | Zenit-8 42

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 15, 1987, 11:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 58

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 14, 1987, 9:05 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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