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Uragan No. 42L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on September 16, 1988, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 16, 1988 · 02:00 UTCLaunch 1988-085Launch no. 3,338 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/39
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 16, 1988, 02:00
Launch designation
1988-085
Mission
Uragan No. 42L
Flight name
Kosmos-1970/1972
Vehicle flight ID
349-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
19,527 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.9 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19701988-085ANORAD 19501Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvNavigation1,300 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-19711988-085BNORAD 19502Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvNavigation1,300 kgIn orbit
Kosmos-19721988-085CNORAD 19503Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvNavigation1,300 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.