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Geizer No. 16L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on August 1, 1988, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 1, 1988 · 21:04 UTCLaunch 1988-066Launch no. 3,319 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/39
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 1, 1988, 21:04
Launch designation
1988-066
Mission
Geizer No. 16L
Flight name
Kosmos-1961
Vehicle flight ID
351-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
42,405 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19611988-066ANORAD 19344Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications2,100 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.