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Tsiklon-2A launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on October 19, 1968, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 19, 1968 · 04:20 UTCLaunch 1968-090Launch no. 890 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC90/19
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 19, 1968, 04:20
Launch designation
1968-090
Mission
I2M
Flight name
Kosmos-248
Vehicle flight ID
N 22500-06L

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
570 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-2481968-090ANORAD 3503Space Defence Force, USSR Armed ForcesTarget1,400 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 26, 1980

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.