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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Almaz-T 2

Launched

July 25, 1987

Launch Successful

Summary

Almaz-T 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 25, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,109th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 3,207th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Proton-K flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Proton-K · Soviet Space Program
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
22nd Proton-K flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,109th launch59th this yearhumanity's 3,207th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year

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Catalogued objects

3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit

  • Kosmos-1870 · NORAD 18225 · deorbited July 29, 1989

Proton-K 347-01 Stage 3 · re-entered July 27, 1987

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Radar imagery satellite based on the Almaz space station design

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Map of 200/40

200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

47th launch from 200/40, 4th this year · 826th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

91 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Almaz-T 2 launch?

Almaz-T 2 launched on July 25, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Almaz-T 2?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Almaz-T 2?

Proton-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K spec sheet

Where did Almaz-T 2 launch from?

200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit was Almaz-T 2 going to?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.

How many satellites did Almaz-T 2 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).