Kosmos 1881, a Yantar-4KS1 (Terilen) electro-optical reconnaissance satellite for the Soviet military, launched from Baikonur to relay digital imagery via Potok geostationary relay satellites.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 481st
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 11 September 1987, 02:06 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1987-076
- Launches in 1987
- 80th of 114
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