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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 51L

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 29, 1988, 9:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Atlas E | NOAA 11

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 24, 1988, 10:02 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz-U-PVB | Zenit-8 69

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 22, 1988, 10:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Shavit | Ofeq-1

Israeli Space Agency | Israel
Palmachim Airbase, State of Israel
Sept. 19, 1988, 9:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First Israeli satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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H-1 | Sakura 3B

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Sept. 16, 1988, 9:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Proton | Uragan 29 to 31

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 16, 1988, 2 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GLONASS navigation satellites

Medium Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 41

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 15, 1988, 3 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz-U2 | Progress 38

Soviet Space Program | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 9, 1988, 11:33 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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


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Soyuz U | Resurs-F1 17F43 31L 4

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 9, 1988, 10:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return Earth observation satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Ariane 3 | GStar 3 & SBS 5

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 8, 1988, 11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GStar 3 and SBS 5 were geostationary communications satellites.

Geostationary Orbit
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