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Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on May 19, 1988, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 19, 1988 · 09:15 UTCLaunch 1988-042Launch no. 3,292 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 19, 1988, 09:15
Launch designation
1988-042
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-1945
Vehicle flight ID
76035 -378

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19451988-042ANORAD 19131Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · May 31, 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.