Photo: NASA · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Rocket and boosterSoyuz U
MissionGovernment/Top Secret · LEO
Government/Top Secret · LEO
What it put in orbit8 catalogued objects
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 1956 1988-055A | Payload | re-entered 1988-07-07 | |
| SL-4 R/B 1988-055B | Rocket body | re-entered 1988-06-25 | |
| COSMOS 1956 DEB 1988-055C | Debris | re-entered 1988-11-08 | |
| COSMOS 1956 DEB 1988-055D | Debris | re-entered 1988-08-23 | |
| COSMOS 1956 DEB 1988-055E | Debris | re-entered 1988-08-31 | |
| COSMOS 1956 DEB 1988-055F | Debris | re-entered 1988-07-13 | |
| COSMOS 1956 DEB 1988-055G | Debris | re-entered 1988-08-07 | |
| COSMOS 1956 DEB 1988-055H | Debris | re-entered 1988-08-05 |
COSPAR ID 1988-055. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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