Soyuz-U from Plesetsk lofted Cosmos 1841 (Foton 3), a materials-science microgravity research satellite with a recoverable Vostok-derived capsule for short-duration furnace and materials experiments.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 469th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 24 April 1987, 16:59 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Materials Science
- International designator
- 1987-037
- Launches in 1987
- 39th of 114
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