Soyuz
Launches Kosmos 2387
A Soyuz U rocket
successfully launched Kosmos 2387 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, pad
LC43/3 at 1525
UTC on February 25. The 6700 kg (14,767 lbm) Yantar 4KS2
spacecraft was built by TsSKB-Progress. It carries two small film
capsules and a large reentry module. The classified observation
satellite is for the Russian
Defense Ministry.
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