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Uragan No. 36L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on February 17, 1988, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

February 17, 1988 · 00:23 UTCLaunch 1988-009Launch no. 3,259 in the log
RocketProton-K/DM-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/39
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 4 ignition failure
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 17, 1988, 00:23
Launch designation
1988-009
Mission
Uragan No. 36L
Flight name
Kosmos-1917/1919
Vehicle flight ID
346-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
468 km
Payload mass to orbit
22.4 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OF40 · S4I

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19191988-009ANORAD 18857Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvNavigation1,300 kgReentered attached to another object · Feb 17, 1988
Kosmos-19171988-009AMinistry of General Machine Building———
Kosmos-19181988-009AMinistry of General Machine Building———

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