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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-PVB
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-U-PVB
Soyuz-U-PVB: specs, record and next flights → Soviet Union: all its launches →
MissionGovernment/Top Secret · LEO
Government/Top Secret · LEO
What it put in orbit9 catalogued objects
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS 1973 1988-088A | Payload | re-entered 1988-10-10 | |
| SL-4 R/B 1988-088B | Rocket body | re-entered 1988-10-01 | |
| COSMOS 1973 DEB 1988-088C | Debris | re-entered 1988-11-22 | |
| COSMOS 1973 DEB 1988-088D | Debris | re-entered 1989-03-31 | |
| COSMOS 1973 DEB 1988-088E | Debris | re-entered 1988-11-20 | |
| COSMOS 1973 DEB 1988-088F | Debris | re-entered 1988-10-12 | |
| COSMOS 1973 DEB 1988-088G | Debris | re-entered 1988-11-02 | |
| COSMOS 1973 DEB 1988-088H | Debris | re-entered 1988-11-01 |
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| COSMOS 1973 DEB 1988-088J | Debris | re-entered 1988-12-17 |
COSPAR ID 1988-088. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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