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Strela-3

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on January 15, 1988, carrying 6 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 15, 1988 · 03:49 UTCLaunch 1988-002Launch no. 3,251 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 15, 1988, 03:49
Launch designation
1988-002
Mission
Strela-3
Flight name
Kosmos-1909/1914
Vehicle flight ID
67038-405(25S)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,473 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
6
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19091988-002ANORAD 18788Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-19101988-002BNORAD 18789Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-19111988-002CNORAD 18790Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-19121988-002DNORAD 18791Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-19131988-002ENORAD 18792Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-19141988-002FNORAD 18793Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications225 kgIn orbit

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