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Musson No. 21

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on May 30, 1988, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 30, 1988 · 08:00 UTCLaunch 1988-046Launch no. 3,296 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 30, 1988, 08:00
Launch designation
1988-046
Mission
Musson No. 21
Flight name
Kosmos-1950
Vehicle flight ID
45095-601

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,523 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19501988-046ANORAD 19195Military-Topographic Service of the Soviet ArmyGeodesy1,548 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.