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Kometa No. 9

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on May 18, 1988, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 18, 1988 · 10:30 UTCLaunch 1988-041Launch no. 3,291 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 18, 1988, 10:30
Launch designation
1988-041
Mission
Kometa No. 9
Flight name
Kosmos-1944
Vehicle flight ID
76035 -460

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
273 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19441988-041ANORAD 19123Military-Topographic Service of the Soviet ArmyOptical imaging2,720 kgLanded · Jun 24, 1988

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