2026-244Latest orbital launch: Falcon 9 · Starlink Group 15-16 · Oct 27, 2026 · VandenbergLaunch record →
sci-techmaventhe history of spaceflight, in data
  1. Home
  2. Launches
  3. 1988
  4. 1988-043
// orbital launch

Uragan No. 39L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on May 21, 1988, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 21, 1988 · 17:57 UTCLaunch 1988-043Launch no. 3,293 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/39
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 21, 1988, 17:57
Launch designation
1988-043
Mission
Uragan No. 39L
Flight name
Kosmos-1946/1948
Vehicle flight ID
348-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
19,526 km
Payload mass to orbit
4.7 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19461988-043ANORAD 19163Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvNavigation1,300 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-19471988-043BNORAD 19164Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvNavigation1,300 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-19481988-043CNORAD 19165Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvNavigation1,300 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.