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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 49L

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 26, 1988, 3:27 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Proton | Uragan 26 to 28

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 21, 1988, 5:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GLONASS navigation satellites

Medium Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-8 63

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 19, 1988, 9:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-1KFT 9

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 18, 1988, 10:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Ariane 2 | Intelsat 513

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
May 17, 1988, 11:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 5

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 15, 1988, 9:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation ELING satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-U2 | Progress 36

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 13, 1988, 12:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 38

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 12, 1988, 2:39 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 6, 1988, 2:47 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-8 62

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 27, 1988, 9:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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