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Meteor-3 No. 3

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on July 26, 1988, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 26, 1988 · 05:01 UTCLaunch 1988-064Launch no. 3,316 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 26, 1988, 05:01
Launch designation
1988-064
Mission
Meteor-3 No. 3
Flight name
Meteor-3
Vehicle flight ID
67061-506(24L)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,246 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.1 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Meteor-31988-064ANORAD 19336Meteorological ServiceMeteorology2,150 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.