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Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 2

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

August 23, 1988 · 11:15 UTCLaunch 1988-073Launch no. 3,326 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 23, 1988, 11:15
Launch designation
1988-073
Mission
Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 2
Flight name
Kosmos-1965
Vehicle flight ID
E 15000-569

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
588 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19651988-073ANORAD 19414Priroda Center GUGKOptical imaging2,573 kgLanded · Sep 22, 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.