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Molniya-3 No. 52

Molniya 8K78M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 22, 1988, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 22, 1988 · 14:15 UTCLaunch 1988-112Launch no. 3,366 in the log
RocketMolniya 8K78Mvariant ML
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 22, 1988, 14:15
Launch designation
1988-112
Mission
Molniya-3 No. 52
Flight name
Molniya-3
Vehicle flight ID
77011 -690

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
40,063 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.1 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Molniya-31988-112ANORAD 19713Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh SredstvCommunications1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 27, 2007

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