NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Cosmos 1833

Launch Time
Wed Mar 18, 1987 08:30 UTC

Rocket

Zenit-2
RVSN USSR
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 7,257 kN
Payload to LEO: 13,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 4,500 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 57.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.9 m
Fairing Height: 13.65 m

Mission Details

Cosmos 1833

The EPN 03.0694 was a dynamic simulator of the Tselina-2 ELINT satellite with additional ballast segments to evaluate the Zenit-2 launch vehicle for heavy payloads.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,250.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Stats

1987

27th orbital launch attempt

Zenit

8th mission
2nd mission of 1987
4th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission