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Okean-O1 NKhM No. 5

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on July 5, 1988, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 5, 1988 · 09:45 UTCLaunch 1988-056Launch no. 3,306 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 5, 1988, 09:45
Launch designation
1988-056
Mission
Okean-O1 NKhM No. 5
Flight name
Okean
Vehicle flight ID
45065-201(23L)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
668 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Okean1988-056ANORAD 19274Meteorological ServiceOptical imaging1,944 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.