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. 1988-072
// orbital launch

Oblik

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on August 23, 1988, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 23, 1988 · 09:20 UTCLaunch 1988-072Launch no. 3,325 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 23, 1988, 09:20
Launch designation
1988-072
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-1964
Vehicle flight ID
78039 -381

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
445 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19641988-072ANORAD 19412Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Sep 7, 1988

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.