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Oko

Molniya 8K78M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 30, 1988, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 30, 1988 · 14:14 UTCLaunch 1988-076Launch no. 3,329 in the log
RocketMolniya 8K78Mvariant 2BL
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 30, 1988, 14:14
Launch designation
1988-076
Mission
Oko
Flight name
Kosmos-1966
Vehicle flight ID
77015 -526

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
40,036 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19661988-076ANORAD 19445Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyMissile early warning1,250 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 10, 2005

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