Orbital Launches of 1987

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ID	Date	Payload(s)	Launch Vehicle	Site	Remark
January
1987-001	05.01.1987	Meteor-2 15	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/2
1987-002	09.01.1987	Kosmos 1811 (Yantar-4K2 #28, Kobalt #28)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6
1987-003	14.01.1987	Kosmos 1812 (Tselina-D #58)	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/2
1987-004	15.01.1987	Kosmos 1813 (Zenit-8 #42, Oblik #42)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
1987-005	16.01.1987	Progress 27	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1987-006	21.01.1987	Kosmos 1814 (Strela-2M #41)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1987-007	22.01.1987	Kosmos 1815 (Taifun-2 #23) / 0 Romb	Kosmos-3M	KY LC-107
1987-008	22.01.1987	Molniya-3 42L	Molniya-M (Blok-ML)	Pl LC-41/1
1987-009	29.01.1987	Kosmos 1816 (Tsikada #15)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1987-010	30.01.1987	Kosmos 1817 (Ekran-M (1), Ekran-M 11L)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-200/40	Partial Failure
February
1987-011	01.02.1987	Kosmos 1818 (Plasma-A #1)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90
1987-012	05.02.1987	Astro C (Ginga)	M-3S-2	Ka LP-M
1987-013	05.02.1987	Soyuz-TM 2	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1987-014	07.02.1987	Kosmos 1819 (Zenit-8 #43, Oblik #43)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1987-015	12.02.1987	Quasar 7 (SDS 7, USA 21)	Titan-3(34)B Agena-D	Va SLC-4W
1987-016	14.02.1987	Kosmos 1820 (EPN 03.0695 #2)	Zenit-2	Ba LC-45/1
1987-017	18.02.1987	Kosmos 1821 (Parus #58)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1987-018	19.02.1987	MOS 1a (Momo 1a)	N-2	Ta LP-N
1987-019	19.02.1987	Kosmos 1822 (Zenit-8 #44, Oblik #44)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-16/2
1987-020	20.02.1987	Kosmos 1823 (Geo-IK #9, Musson #9)	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/2
1987-021	26.02.1987	Kosmos 1824 (Yantar-4K2 #29, Kobalt #29)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-41/1
1987-022	26.02.1987	GOES 7 (GOES H)	Delta-3914	CC LC-17A
March
1987-023	03.03.1987	Progress 28	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1987-024	03.03.1987	Kosmos 1825 (Tselina-D #59)	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/2
1987-025	11.03.1987	Kosmos 1826 (Zenit-8 #45, Oblik #45)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-16/2
1987-026	13.03.1987	Kosmos 1827 (Strela-3 #19) Kosmos 1828 (Strela-3 #20) Kosmos 1829 (Strela-3 #21) Kosmos 1830 (Strela-3 #22) Kosmos 1831 (Strela-3 #23) Kosmos 1832 (Strela-3 #24)Kosmos 1827, ..., 1832 (Strela-3 #19, ..., #24)	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/2
1987-027	18.03.1987	Kosmos 1833 (EPN 03.0694 #4)	Zenit-2	Ba LC-45/1
1987-028	19.03.1987	Raduga 20 (Gran 31L)	Proton-K Blok-DM	Ba LC-200/40
1987-029	20.03.1987	Palapa B2P  → Agila 1	Delta-3920 PAM-D	CC LC-17B
1987-F01	24.03.1987	SROSS A	ASLV	Sr	Failure
1987-F02	26.03.1987	FLTSATCOM 6	Atlas-G Centaur-D1AR	CC LC-36B	Failure
1987-030	31.03.1987	Kvant 1	Proton-K	Ba LC-200/39
April
1987-031	08.04.1987	Kosmos 1834 (US-P #26)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90
1987-032	09.04.1987	Kosmos 1835 (Yantar-4K2 #30, Kobalt #30)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5
1987-033	16.04.1987	Kosmos 1836 (Yantar-4KS1 #7, Terilen #7)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5
1987-034	21.04.1987	Progress 29	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1987-035	22.04.1987	Kosmos 1837 (Zenit-8 #46, Oblik #46)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3
1987-036	24.04.1987	Kosmos 1838 (Uragan #17) Kosmos 1839 (Uragan #18) Kosmos 1840 (Uragan #19)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-200/40	Partial Failure
1987-037	24.04.1987	Kosmos 1841 (Foton #3)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-41/1
1987-038	27.04.1987	Kosmos 1842 (Tselina-D #60)	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/2
May
1987-039	05.05.1987	Kosmos 1843 (Zenit-8 #47, Oblik #47)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6
1987-040	11.05.1987	Gorizont 14 (Gorizont 23L)	Proton-K Blok-DM	Ba LC-200/39
1987-041	13.05.1987	Kosmos 1844 (Tselina-2 #4)	Zenit-2	Ba LC-45/1
1987-042	13.05.1987	Kosmos 1845 (Zenit-8 #48, Oblik #48)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6
1987-043	15.05.1987	MSD 9 (USA 22) Parcae 9A (NOSS 9A, USA 23) Parcae 9B (NOSS 9B, USA 24) Parcae 9C (NOSS 9C, USA 25) LIPS 3	Atlas-H MSD	Va SLC-3E
1987-F03	15.05.1987	Polyus (Skif-DM)	Energiya TKS	Ba LC-250	Version 1st flight, Failure
1987-044	19.05.1987	Progress 30	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1987-045	21.05.1987	Kosmos 1846 (Resurs-F1 (17F40) #4)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1987-046	26.05.1987	Kosmos 1847 (Yantar-4K2 #31, Kobalt #31)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-16/2
1987-047	28.05.1987	Kosmos 1848 (Zenit-8 #49, Oblik #49)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
June
1987-048	04.06.1987	Kosmos 1849 (US-K #53)	Molniya-M (Blok-2BL)	Pl LC-16/2
1987-049	09.06.1987	Kosmos 1850 (Strela-2M #42)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
1987-050	12.06.1987	Kosmos 1851 (US-K #54)	Molniya-M (Blok-2BL)	Pl LC-43/4
1987-051	16.06.1987	Kosmos 1852 (Strela-1M #321) Kosmos 1853 (Strela-1M #322) Kosmos 1854 (Strela-1M #323) Kosmos 1855 (Strela-1M #324) Kosmos 1856 (Strela-1M #325) Kosmos 1857 (Strela-1M #326) Kosmos 1858 (Strela-1M #327) Kosmos 1859 (Strela-1M #328)Kosmos 1852, ..., 1859 (Strela-1M #321, ..., #328)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
1987-F04	18.06.1987	Kosmos (1861) (Resurs-F1 (17F40) #5)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/3	Failure
1987-052	18.06.1987	Kosmos 1860 (US-A #30)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90
1987-053	20.06.1987	DMSP-5D2 F8 (USA 26)	Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS	Va SLC-3W
1987-054	23.06.1987	Kosmos 1861 (Tsikada #16) & RS 10 & RS 11	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/1
July
1987-055	01.07.1987	Kosmos 1862 (Tselina-D #61)	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/2
1987-056	04.07.1987	Kosmos 1863 (Zenit-8 #50, Oblik #50)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-41/1
1987-057	06.07.1987	Kosmos 1864 (Parus #59)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1987-058	08.07.1987	Kosmos 1865 (Yantar-1KFT #7, Kometa #7)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5
1987-059	09.07.1987	Kosmos 1866 (Yantar-4K2 #32, Kobalt #32)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-16/2
1987-060	10.07.1987	Kosmos 1867 (Plasma-A #2)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90
1987-061	14.07.1987	Kosmos 1868 (Taifun-1B #10, Yug #10)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-132/2
1987-062	16.07.1987	Kosmos 1869 (Okean-O1 #2)	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/2
1987-063	22.07.1987	Soyuz-TM 3	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1987-064	25.07.1987	Kosmos 1870 (Almaz-T #2)	Proton-K	Ba LC-200/40
August
1987-065	01.08.1987	Kosmos 1871 (EPN 03.0695 #3)	Zenit-2	Ba LC-45/1
1987-066	03.08.1987	Progress 31	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1987-067	05.08.1987	FSW-0 9 (China 20)	CZ-2C	Jq LC-2/138
1987-068	18.08.1987	Meteor-2 16	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/1
1987-069	19.08.1987	Kosmos 1872 (Zenit-8 #51, Oblik #51)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1987-070	27.08.1987	ETS 5 (Kiku 5)	H-1 UM-129A (9 SO)	Ta LP-N
1987-071	28.08.1987	Kosmos 1873 (EPN 03.0695 #4)	Zenit-2	Ba LC-45/1
September
1987-072	03.09.1987	Kosmos 1874 (Zenit-8 #52, Oblik #52)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1987-073	03.09.1987	Ekran 16 (Ekran 29L)	Proton-K Blok-DM	Ba LC-200/39
1987-074	07.09.1987	Kosmos 1875 (Strela-3 #25) Kosmos 1876 (Strela-3 #26) Kosmos 1877 (Strela-3 #27) Kosmos 1878 (Strela-3 #28) Kosmos 1879 (Strela-3 #29) Kosmos 1880 (Strela-3 #30)Kosmos 1875, ..., 1880 (Strela-3 #25, ..., #30)	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/1
1987-075	09.09.1987	FSW-1 1 (China 21)	CZ-2C	Jq LC-2/138
1987-076	11.09.1987	Kosmos 1881 (Yantar-4KS1 #8, Terilen #8)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5 ?
1987-077	15.09.1987	Kosmos 1882 (Resurs-F1 (17F40) #6)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4
1987-078	16.09.1987	Aussat A3 → Optus A3 ECS 4 → Eutelsat-1 F4	Ariane-3	Ko ELA-1
1987-079	16.09.1987	Kosmos 1883 (Uragan #20) Kosmos 1884 (Uragan #21) Kosmos 1885 (Uragan #22)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-200/40
1987-080	16.09.1987	Transit-O 27 (NNS 30270) Transit-O 29 (NNS 30290)	Scout-G1	Va SLC-5
1987-081	17.09.1987	Kosmos 1886 (Yantar-4K2 #33, Kobalt #33)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-41/1
1987-082	23.09.1987	Progress 32	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1987-083	29.09.1987	Kosmos 1887 (Bion #8)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-41/1
October
1987-084	01.10.1987	Kosmos 1888 (Potok #4, Geizer 15L)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-200/39
1987-085	09.10.1987	Kosmos 1889 (Zenit-8 #53, Oblik #53)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5
1987-086	10.10.1987	Kosmos 1890 (US-P #27)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90
1987-087	14.10.1987	Kosmos 1891 (Parus #60)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-133/3
1987-088	20.10.1987	Kosmos 1892 (Tselina-D #62)	Tsiklon-3	Pl LC-32/1
1987-089	22.10.1987	Kosmos 1893 (Yantar-4K2 #34, Kobalt #34)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-16/2
1987-090	26.10.1987	KH-11 8 (Crystal 8, USA 27)	Titan-34D	Va SLC-4E
1987-091	28.10.1987	Kosmos 1894 (US-KS #4)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-200/40
November
1987-092	11.11.1987	Kosmos 1895 (Zenit-8 #54, Oblik #54)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6 ?
1987-093	14.11.1987	Kosmos 1896 (Yantar-1KFT #8, Kometa #8)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-1/5
1987-094	20.11.1987	Progress 33	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1987-095	21.11.1987	TV-Sat 1	Ariane-2	Ko ELA-2
1987-096	26.11.1987	Kosmos 1897 (Luch #2, Altair 12L)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-200/39
1987-097	29.11.1987	DSP 13 (USA 28)	Titan-34D Transtage	CC LC-40
December
1987-098	01.12.1987	Kosmos 1898 (Strela-2M #43)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-133/3?
1987-099	07.12.1987	Kosmos 1899 (Zenit-8 #55, Oblik #55)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6
1987-100	10.12.1987	Raduga 21 (Gran 32L)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-200/40
1987-101	12.12.1987	Kosmos 1900 (US-A #31)	Tsiklon-2	Ba LC-90
1987-102	14.12.1987	Kosmos 1901 (Yantar-4K2 #35, Kobalt #35)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6
1987-103	15.12.1987	Kosmos 1902 (Taifun-1 #20, Vektor #20)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-133/3
1987-104	21.12.1987	Soyuz-TM 4	Soyuz-U2	Ba LC-1/5
1987-105	21.12.1987	Kosmos 1903 (US-K #55)	Molniya-M (Blok-2BL)	Pl LC-41/1
1987-106	23.12.1987	Kosmos 1904 (Parus #61)	Kosmos-3M	Pl LC-133/3
1987-107	25.12.1987	Kosmos 1905 (Zenit-8 #56, Oblik #56)	Soyuz-U	Ba LC-31/6
1987-108	26.12.1987	Kosmos 1906 (Resurs-F2 #1)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-16/2
1987-109	27.12.1987	Ekran-M 1 (Ekran-M 13L)	Proton-K Blok-DM-2	Ba LC-200/39
1987-110	29.12.1987	Kosmos 1907 (Zenit-8 #57, Oblik #57)	Soyuz-U	Pl LC-43/4

Launch sites:

Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, USSR
CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
Ka = Kagoshima Space Center / Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
KY = Kapustin Yar (GTsP-4, GTsMP-4), Volgograd, USSR
Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), USSR
Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
Ta = Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
Va = Vandenberg AFB, California, USA