Launches from Baikonur in 1987
48 orbital launch attempts lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in 1987, 42% of the world's 114, with 1 failure and 2 partial failures. 13 on Soyuz U, 10 on Soyuz-U2, 8 on Proton K/DM-2 and 6 on Tsiklon-2. Together they put 304 tonnes of payload in orbit.
- Launches in 1987
- 48
- 3 failed
- Share of the world
- 42%
- of 114
- Busiest month
- December
- 7 launches
- Payload to orbit
- 304 t
Month by month
Orbital launches from Baikonur per month, 1987
- 3Jan
- 3Feb
- 4Mar
- 5Apr
- 6May
- 1Jun
- 4Jul
- 3Aug
- 4Sep
- 4Oct
- 4Nov
- 7Dec
Show as table
| Month | Baikonur |
|---|---|
| January | 3 |
| February | 3 |
| March | 4 |
| April | 5 |
| May | 6 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 4 |
| August | 3 |
| September | 4 |
| October | 4 |
| November | 4 |
| December | 7 |
Rockets flown from Baikonur in 1987
Every launch of 1987
| Date (UTC) | Rocket | Mission | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 January 1987 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 28 | Success |
| 16 January 1987 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 27 | Success |
| 30 January 1987 | Proton K/DM-2 | Ekran-M 11L | Partial failure |
| 1 February 1987 | Tsiklon-2 | Plasma-A 1 | Success |
| 5 February 1987 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-2 | Success |
| 14 February 1987 | Zenit-2 | GVM Tselina-2 | Success |
| 3 March 1987 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 28 | Success |
| 18 March 1987 | Zenit-2 | GVM Tselina-2 | Success |
| 19 March 1987 | Proton-K/DM | Raduga 20 | Success |
| 31 March 1987 | Proton-K | Kvant | Success |
| 8 April 1987 | Tsiklon-2 | US-P 26 | Success |
| 9 April 1987 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 30 | Success |
| 16 April 1987 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4KS1 7 | Success |
| 21 April 1987 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 29 | Success |
| 24 April 1987 | Proton K/DM-2 | Uragan 17 to 19 | Partial failure |
| 5 May 1987 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 47 | Success |
| 11 May 1987 | Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 14 | Success |
| 13 May 1987 | Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 4 | Success |
| 13 May 1987 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 48 | Success |
| 15 May 1987 | Energiya | Polyus | Failure |
| 19 May 1987 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 30 | Success |
| 18 June 1987 | Tsiklon-2 | US-A 30 | Success |
| 8 July 1987 | Soyuz U | Yantar-1KFT 7 | Success |
| 10 July 1987 | Tsiklon-2 | Plasma-A 2 | Success |
| 22 July 1987 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-3 | Success |
| 25 July 1987 | Proton-K | Almaz-T 2 | Success |
| 1 August 1987 | Zenit-2 | GVM Tselina-2 | Success |
| 3 August 1987 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 31 | Success |
| 28 August 1987 | Zenit-2 | GVM Tselina-2 | Success |
| 3 September 1987 | Proton-K/DM | Ekran | Success |
| 11 September 1987 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4KS1 8 | Success |
| 16 September 1987 | Proton K/DM-2 | Uragan 20 to 22 | Success |
| 23 September 1987 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 32 | Success |
| 1 October 1987 | Proton K/DM-2 | Potok 4 | Success |
| 9 October 1987 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 53 | Success |
| 10 October 1987 | Tsiklon-2 | US-P 27 | Success |
| 28 October 1987 | Proton K/DM-2 | US-KS 4 | Success |
| 11 November 1987 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 54 | Success |
| 14 November 1987 | Soyuz U | Yantar-1KFT 8 | Success |
| 20 November 1987 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 33 | Success |
| 26 November 1987 | Proton K/DM-2 | Luch #2 | Success |
| 7 December 1987 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 55 | Success |
| 10 December 1987 | Proton K/DM-2 | Raduga 21 | Success |
| 12 December 1987 | Tsiklon-2 | US-A 31 | Success |
| 14 December 1987 | Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 35 | Success |
| 21 December 1987 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-4 | Success |
| 25 December 1987 | Soyuz U | Zenit-8 56 | Success |
| 27 December 1987 | Proton K/DM-2 | Ekran-M 1 | Success |