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Orbital Launches in 1987
7,332 orbital launches since 1957
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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since
Orbital Radar lists 114 every orbital launch in 1987, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
Featured & milestone launches
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-12-29 | Oblik1987-110 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-12-27 | Ekran-M No. 13L1987-109 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1987-12-26 | Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 11987-108 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-12-25 | Oblik1987-107 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-12-23 | Parus1987-106 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1987-12-21 | Soyuz 7K-STM No. 541987-104 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-12-21 | Oko1987-105 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1987-12-15 | Vektor1987-103 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-12-14 | Kobal't1987-102 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-12-12 | US-AM reactor1987-101 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1987-12-10 | Gran' No. 32L1987-100 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1987-12-07 | Oblik1987-099 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-12-01 | Strela-2M1987-098 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 4 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1987-11-29 | DSP 5R1987-097 | Titan 34D/Transtage | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1987-11-26 | Al'tair No. 12L1987-096 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1987-11-21 | TV-SAT1987-095 | Ariane 2 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1987-11-20 | Progress 7K-TG No. 1401987-094 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-11-14 | Kometa No. 81987-093 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-11-11 | Oblik1987-092 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-10-28 | Oko-S F31987-091 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1987-10-26 | Improved CRYSTAL 21021987-090 | Titan 34D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-10-22 | Kobal't1987-089 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-10-20 | Tselina-D1987-088 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1987-10-14 | Parus1987-087 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1987-10-10 | US-PM No. 10L1987-086 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-10-09 | Oblik1987-085 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-10-01 | Geizer No. 15L1987-084 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1987-09-29 | Bion No. 81987-083 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-09-23 | Progress 7K-TG No. 1391987-082 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-09-17 | Kobal't1987-081 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-09-16 | NNS O-271987-080 | Scout G-1 | NASA | Vandenberg SFB | 9 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1987-09-16 | Aussat K31987-078 | Ariane 3 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 3 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1987-09-16 | Uragan No. 33L1987-079 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 13 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1987-09-15 | Resurs-F1 14F40 No. 1071987-077 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-09-11 | Terilen1987-076 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-09-09 | FSW-1 No. 11987-075 | Chang Zheng 2C | CASC | Jiuquan | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-09-07 | Strela-31987-074 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 7 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1987-09-03 | Oblik1987-072 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-09-03 | Ekran No. 29L1987-073 | Proton-K/DM | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1987-08-28 | EPN No. 03.6951987-071 | Zenit-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-08-27 | ETS-51987-070 | H-1 | NASDA | Tanegashima | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1987-08-19 | Oblik1987-069 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-08-18 | Meteor-2 No. 211987-068 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 35 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1987-08-05 | FSW No. 101987-067 | Chang Zheng 2C | CASC | Jiuquan | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-08-03 | Progress 7K-TG No. 1381987-066 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-08-01 | EPN No. 03.6951987-065 | Zenit-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-07-25 | Mech-K No. 3041987-064 | Proton-K | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-07-22 | Soyuz 7K-STM No. 531987-063 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
| 1987-07-16 | Okean-O1 NKhM No. 41987-062 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1987-07-14 | Taifun-1B1987-061 | Kosmos 11K65M | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | — | LEO | success |
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Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.
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Oblik (1987-12-29)Ekran-M No. 13L (1987-12-27)Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 1 (1987-12-26)Oblik (1987-12-25)Parus (1987-12-23)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 54 (1987-12-21)Oko (1987-12-21)Vektor (1987-12-15)Kobal't (1987-12-14)US-AM reactor (1987-12-12)Gran' No. 32L (1987-12-10)Oblik (1987-12-07)Strela-2M (1987-12-01)DSP 5R (1987-11-29)Al'tair No. 12L (1987-11-26)TV-SAT (1987-11-21)Progress 7K-TG No. 140 (1987-11-20)Kometa No. 8 (1987-11-14)Oblik (1987-11-11)Oko-S F3 (1987-10-28)Improved CRYSTAL 2102 (1987-10-26)Kobal't (1987-10-22)Tselina-D (1987-10-20)Parus (1987-10-14)US-PM No. 10L (1987-10-10)Oblik (1987-10-09)Geizer No. 15L (1987-10-01)Bion No. 8 (1987-09-29)Progress 7K-TG No. 139 (1987-09-23)Kobal't (1987-09-17)Uragan No. 33L (1987-09-16)NNS O-27 (1987-09-16)Aussat K3 (1987-09-16)Resurs-F1 14F40 No. 107 (1987-09-15)Terilen (1987-09-11)FSW-1 No. 1 (1987-09-09)Strela-3 (1987-09-07)Ekran No. 29L (1987-09-03)Oblik (1987-09-03)EPN No. 03.695 (1987-08-28)ETS-5 (1987-08-27)Oblik (1987-08-19)Meteor-2 No. 21 (1987-08-18)FSW No. 10 (1987-08-05)Progress 7K-TG No. 138 (1987-08-03)EPN No. 03.695 (1987-08-01)Mech-K No. 304 (1987-07-25)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 53 (1987-07-22)Okean-O1 NKhM No. 4 (1987-07-16)Taifun-1B (1987-07-14)Plazma-A No. 2 (1987-07-10)Kobal't (1987-07-09)Siluet No. 7 (1987-07-08)Parus (1987-07-06)Oblik (1987-07-04)Tselina-D (1987-07-01)Tsikada/RS-10/RS-11 (1987-06-23)DMSP Block 5D-2 S-9 (1987-06-20)Resurs-F1 14F40 No. 105 (1987-06-18)US-A ROCh (1987-06-18)Strela-1M (1987-06-16)Oko (1987-06-12)Strela-2M (1987-06-09)Oblik (1987-05-28)Kobal't (1987-05-26)Resurs-F1 14F40 No. 104 (1987-05-21)Progress 7K-TG No. 128 (1987-05-19)Skif-DM TsM (1987-05-15)PARCAE 9 (1987-05-15)Tselina-2 (1987-05-13)Oblik (1987-05-13)Gorizont No. 23L (1987-05-11)Oblik (1987-05-05)Tselina-D (1987-04-27)Uragan No. 30L (1987-04-24)Foton No. 3L (1987-04-24)Oblik (1987-04-22)Progress 7K-TG No. 127 (1987-04-21)Terilen (1987-04-16)Kobal't (1987-04-09)US-PM (1987-04-08)TsM-e 37Ke No. 010 (1987-03-31)FLTSATCOM F6 (1987-03-26)SROSS-A (1987-03-24)Palapa B2P (1987-03-20)Gran' No. 31L (1987-03-19)EPN No. 03.694 (1987-03-18)Strela-3 (1987-03-13)Oblik (1987-03-11)Tselina-D (1987-03-03)Progress 7K-TG No. 137 (1987-03-03)GOES H (1987-02-26)Kobal't (1987-02-26)Musson No. 19 (1987-02-20)MOS-1 (1987-02-19)Oblik (1987-02-19)Parus (1987-02-18)EPN No. 03.695 (1987-02-14)JUMPSEAT 8 (1987-02-12)Oblik (1987-02-07)ASTRO-C (1987-02-05)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 52 (1987-02-05)Plazma-A No. 1 (1987-02-01)Ekran-M No. 11L (1987-01-30)Tsikada (1987-01-29)Molniya-3 No. 42 (1987-01-22)Romb (1987-01-22)Strela-2M (1987-01-21)Progress 7K-TG No. 135 (1987-01-16)Oblik (1987-01-15)Tselina-D (1987-01-14)Kobal't (1987-01-09)Meteor-2 No. 17 (1987-01-05)
Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.