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Tselina-2

Zenit-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on May 15, 1988, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 15, 1988 · 09:20 UTCLaunch 1988-039Launch no. 3,289 in the log
RocketZenit-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC45/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 15, 1988, 09:20
Launch designation
1988-039
Mission
Tselina-2
Flight name
Kosmos-1943
Vehicle flight ID
51065-615/12L

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,164 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19431988-039ANORAD 19119Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence3,250 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.