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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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Proton | Geofizika

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 26, 1988, 3:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Experimental geostationary satellite, possibly used to detect nuclear tests

Geostationary Orbit
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Scout G-1 | Transit-O 23,32

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 26, 1988, 1:57 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Transit-O series of satellites that closely followed the design of Transit 5C-1 were also called “Oscars” (Oscar is the phonetic alphabet for “O”, i. e., operational). They were also called NNS (Navy Navigation Satellite) or shortened NavSat.

Polar Orbit
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Vostok 8A92M | Resurs-O1 2

RKK Energiya | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 20, 1988, 5:48 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Earth observation satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Soyuz U | Foton 4

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 14, 1988, 5 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Microgravity research satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-8 61

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 11, 1988, 11:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 44

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 5, 1988, 2:41 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 15

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 31, 1988, 4:18 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-4KS1 9

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 30, 1988, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First generation electro-optical reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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