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Proton | Gorizont 16

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 18, 1988, 7:52 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 40

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 16, 1988, 1 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-1T 73

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 12, 1988, 12:53 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-8 66

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 8, 1988, 9:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Long March 2C | FSW-1 2

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Aug. 5, 1988, 7:28 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton | Potok 5

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 1, 1988, 9:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary military relay satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 24

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 28, 1988, 11:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Resurs-F1 17F43 30L 3

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 27, 1988, 9:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Film-return Earth observation satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-3 2

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 26, 1988, 5:01 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Third generation meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Ariane 3 | Insat 1C & ECS5

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
July 21, 1988, 11:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellites

Geostationary Orbit
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