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Kobal't

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 15, 1988, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 15, 1988 · 15:00 UTCLaunch 1988-084Launch no. 3,337 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 15, 1988, 15:00
Launch designation
1988-084
Mission
Kobal't
Flight name
Kosmos-1969
Vehicle flight ID
76048 -930

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
359 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.6 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19691988-084ANORAD 19495Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Nov 13, 1988
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1988-084Ministry of General Machine Building———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1988-084Ministry of General Machine Building———

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