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Proton | Ekran-M 1

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 27, 1987, 11:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Direct broadcasting satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Resurs-F2 1

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 26, 1987, 11:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-8 56

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 25, 1987, 8:44 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Kosmos-3M | Parus 61

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 23, 1987, 8:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

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Molniya-M | US-K 55

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 21, 1987, 10:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-4

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 21, 1987, 11:18 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soyuz TM-4 was the fourth mission to Mir space station. The mission began on December 21, 1987, 11:18:03 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Titov, Flight Engineer Musa Manarov and Research Cosmonaut Anatoli Levchenko into orbit. They docked with Mir two days later. During their stay there, crew carried out over 2000 various experiments, performed two EVAs. They were visited by Soyuz TM-5 and Soyuz TM-6 crews. Vladimir Levchenko spent only a week on the station, while other two members of the crew stayed for a long duration mission. They returned on a Soyuz TM-6 spacecraft, landing safely back on Earth on December 21, 1988, 09:57:00 UTC.

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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 20

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 15, 1987, 1:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

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Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 35

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 14, 1987, 11:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Tsiklon-2 | US-A 31

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 12, 1987, 5:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Active radar satellite for ocean surveillance powered by a nuclear reactor.

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Proton | Raduga 21

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 10, 1987, 11:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit
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