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Gran' No. 34L

Proton-K/DM-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on October 20, 1988, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 20, 1988 · 15:43 UTCLaunch 1988-095Launch no. 3,348 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/39
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 20, 1988, 15:43
Launch designation
1988-095
Mission
Gran' No. 34L
Flight name
Raduga
Vehicle flight ID
339-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,773 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Raduga1988-095ANORAD 19596Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications1,965 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.