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Tselina-D No. 61L

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on March 15, 1988, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 15, 1988 · 18:50 UTCLaunch 1988-020Launch no. 3,270 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 15, 1988, 18:50
Launch designation
1988-020
Mission
Tselina-D No. 61L
Flight name
Kosmos-1933
Vehicle flight ID
51095-602

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
663 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19331988-020ANORAD 18958Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 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.