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Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 22, 1988, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 22, 1988 · 10:20 UTCLaunch 1988-088Launch no. 3,341 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 22, 1988, 10:20
Launch designation
1988-088
Mission
Oblik
Flight name
Kosmos-1973
Vehicle flight ID
76035 -379

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-19731988-088ANORAD 19521Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Oct 10, 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.