Kosmos 1901, a Yantar-4K2 (Kobalt) film-return photoreconnaissance satellite for Soviet military intelligence, launched on a Soyuz-U from Baikonur; it returned exposed film in recoverable capsules before deorbiting.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 490th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 14 December 1987, 11:29 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1987-102
- Launches in 1987
- 106th of 114
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