Soviet Space ProgramProton K/DM-2200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Uragan 20 to 22
Launched
September 16, 1987
Summary
Uragan 20 to 22 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton K/DM-2 from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 16, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,120th launch, 70th this year and humanity's 3,222nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Proton K/DM-2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Kosmos-1883, one of 62 catalogued objects, reached a 19,094 × 19,169 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 62 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton K/DM-2 · Soviet Space ProgramGLONASS
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 14th Proton K/DM-2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,120th launch70th this yearhumanity's 3,222nd orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1883 · NORAD 18355 · 1987-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 62 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1883 (GLONASS)
- Object ID
- 1987-079A
- Epoch
- 1987-09-16 01:42:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.13173371 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014767
- Inclination
- 64.8°
- Ascending node
- 74.7679°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.9966°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.0513°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
62 catalogued: 3 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 54 debris, 3 components; 21 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1883 · NORAD 18355 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1884 · NORAD 18356 · in orbit
- Kosmos-1885 · NORAD 18357 · in orbit
Proton-K 339-02 Stage 3 · re-entered September 16, 1987
Blok DM-2 No. 26L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
GLONASS navigation satellites
Pad

200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
48th launch from 200/40, 5th this year · 832nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
52 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Uragan 20 to 22 launch?
Uragan 20 to 22 launched on September 16, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Uragan 20 to 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Uragan 20 to 22?
Proton K/DM-2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton K/DM-2 spec sheet
Where did Uragan 20 to 22 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Uragan 20 to 22 reach?
Kosmos-1883, one of 62 catalogued objects, reached a 19,094 × 19,169 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Uragan 20 to 22 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Uragan 20 to 22 part of?
GLONASS. About GLONASS
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