Orbital launches in 1988

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Orbital launches in 1988

Launches by month:

Launches by launch sites

* for airborne launches the take off site of the carrier aircraft is considered

Countries:

Russia	94
United States	11
Europe	7
China	4
Japan	2
Italy	1
India	1
Israel	1
Total	121

Rockets:

Soyuz-U	33
Proton	13
Soyuz-U2	12
Molniya-M	11
Tsyklon 3	10
Kosmos-3M	7
Scout G	4
Ariane 3	3
Tsyklon 2	3
Others	25

Launch sites:

Plesetsk	48
Baikonur	46
Vandenberg	7
Kourou	7
Cape Canaveral	4
Others	9

Launches:

Date	Site	Rocket	Payload	Outcome
1988-01-06	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 1908 (Tselina-D #63)	success
1988-01-15	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 1909 - 1914 (Strela-3 #31 - #36)	success
1988-01-18	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Gorizont 25L	failure
1988-01-20	Baikonur	Soyuz-U2 11A511U2	Progress 34	success
1988-01-26	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1915 (Zenit-8 #58, Oblik #58)	success
1988-01-30	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Meteor-2 17	success
1988-02-03	Vandenberg	Atlas E Star-37S-ISS	DMSP-5D2 09 (USA 29)	success
1988-02-03	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1916 (Yantar-4K2 #36, Kobalt #36)	success
1988-02-08	Cape Canaveral	Delta 3000 3910	TVE (Delta 181, USA 30)	success
1988-02-17	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Kosmos 1917 / 1918 / 1919 (Uragan #23 / #24 / #25, GLONASS #738 / #737 / #736)	pfailure
1988-02-18	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1920 (Resurs-F1 (17F40) #7)	success
1988-02-19	Tanegashima	H-1	CS 3a (Sakura 3A)	success
1988-02-19	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1921 (Zenit-8 #59, Oblik #59)	success
1988-02-26	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M 2BL	Kosmos 1922 (US-K #56)	success
1988-03-07	Xichang	CZ-3	DFH-2A 2 (STTW 2, ZX 1)	success
1988-03-10	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1923 (Zenit-8 #60, Oblik #60)	success
1988-03-11	Kourou	Ariane 3	Spacenet 3R / Télécom 1C	success
1988-03-11	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1924 - 1931 (Strela-1M #329 - 336)	success
1988-03-11	Baikonur	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-1T 71 (Molniya-1T 80L)	success
1988-03-14	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 1932 (US-A #32)	success
1988-03-15	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 1933 (Tselina-D #64)	success
1988-03-17	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-1T 72 (Molniya-1T 79L)	success
1988-03-17	Baikonur	Vostok-2M 8A92M	IRS 1A	success
1988-03-22	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1934 (Parus #62)	success
1988-03-23	Baikonur	Soyuz-U2 11A511U2	Progress 35	success
1988-03-24	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1935 (Yantar-4K2 #37, Kobalt #37)	success
1988-03-25	San Marco	Scout G	San Marco 5	success
1988-03-30	Baikonur	Soyuz-U2 11A511U2	Kosmos 1936 (Yantar-4KS1 #9, Terilen #9)	success
1988-03-31	Baikonur	Proton K/DM	Gorizont 26L	success
1988-04-05	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1937 (Strela-2M #44)	success
1988-04-11	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1938 (Zenit-8 #61, Oblik #61)	success
1988-04-14	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Foton 1 (Foton #4)	success
1988-04-20	Baikonur	Vostok-2M 8A92M	Kosmos 1939 (Resurs-O1 #2)	success
1988-04-26	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Kosmos 1940 (34Kh6 1)	success
1988-04-26	Vandenberg	Scout G	Transit-O 23 / Transit-O 32	success
1988-04-27	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1941 (Zenit-8 #62, Oblik #62)	success
1988-05-06	Baikonur	Proton K/DM	Ekran 31L	success
1988-05-12	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1942 (Yantar-4K2 #38, Kobalt #38)	success
1988-05-13	Baikonur	Soyuz-U2 11A511U2	Progress 36	success
1988-05-15	Baikonur	Zenit 2	Tselina-2 5	success
1988-05-17	Kourou	Ariane 2	Intelsat-5A 13	success
1988-05-18	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1944 (Yantar-1KFT #9, Kometa #9)	success
1988-05-19	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1945 (Zenit-8 #63, Oblik #63)	success
1988-05-21	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Kosmos 1946 / 1947 / 1948 (Uragan #26 / #27 / #28, GLONASS #739 / #740 / #741)	success
1988-05-26	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-3 32 (Molniya-3 49L)	success
1988-05-28	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 1949 (US-P #28)	success
1988-05-30	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 1950 (Geo-IK #10, Musson #10)	success
1988-05-31	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1951 (Resurs-F1 (17F43) #1)	success
1988-06-07	Baikonur	Soyuz-U2 11A511U2	Soyuz TM-5	success
1988-06-11	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1952 (Zenit-8 #64, Oblik #64)	success
1988-06-14	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 1953 (Tselina-D #65)	success
1988-06-15	Kourou	Ariane 4 44LP	Meteosat 3	success
1988-06-16	Vandenberg	Scout G	Nova 2	success
1988-06-21	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1954 (Strela-2M #45)	success
1988-06-22	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1955 (Yantar-4K2 #39, Kobalt #39)	success
1988-06-23	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1956 (Zenit-8 #65, Oblik #65)	success
1988-07-05	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Okean 1 (Okean-O1 #3)	success
1988-07-07	Baikonur	Proton K/D-2	Phobos 1	success
1988-07-07	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1957 (Resurs-F1 (17F43) #2)	success
1988-07-09	Baikonur	Soyuz-U2 11A511U2	Yantar-4KS1 #10 (Terilen #10)	failure
1988-07-12	Baikonur	Proton K/D-2	Phobos 2	success
1988-07-13	Sriharikota	ASLV	SROSS-B	failure
1988-07-14	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1958 (Taifun-1 #21, Vektor #21)	success
1988-07-18	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1959 (Parus #63)	success
1988-07-18	Baikonur	Soyuz-U2 11A511U2	Progress 37	success
1988-07-21	Kourou	Ariane 3	Insat 1C	success
1988-07-26	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Meteor-3 2	success
1988-07-27	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Resurs-F1 (17F43) #3	failure
1988-07-28	Plesetsk	Kosmos-3M 11K65M	Kosmos 1960 (Taifun-2 #24) / 24 Romb	success
1988-08-01	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Kosmos-1961 (Geizer 16L)	success
1988-08-05	Jiuquan	CZ-2C	FSW-1 2	success
1988-08-08	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1962 (Zenit-8 #66, Oblik #66)	success
1988-08-12	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-1T 73 (Molniya-1T 81L)	success
1988-08-16	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1963 (Yantar-4K2 #40, Kobalt #40)	success
1988-08-18	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Gorizont 28L	success
1988-08-23	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1964 (Zenit-8 #67, Oblik #67)	success
1988-08-23	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1965 (Resurs-F2 #2)	success
1988-08-25	Vandenberg	Scout G	Transit-O 25 / Transit-O 31	success
1988-08-29	Baikonur	Soyuz-U2 11A511U2	Soyuz TM-6	success
1988-08-30	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M 2BL	Kosmos 1966 (US-K #57)	success
1988-09-02	Cape Canaveral	Titan 34D Transtage	Mercury 12 (USA 31)	failure
1988-09-05	Vandenberg	Titan 2 Titan 23G	P-11 5103 (USA 32)	success
1988-09-06	Taiyuan	CZ-4A	Fengyun 1A	success
1988-09-06	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1967 (Zenit-8 #68, Oblik #68)	success
1988-09-08	Kourou	Ariane 3	Gstar 3	success
1988-09-09	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1968 (Resurs-F1 (17F43) #4)	success
1988-09-09	Baikonur	Soyuz-U2 11A511U2	Progress 38	success
1988-09-15	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1969 (Yantar-4K2 #41, Kobalt #41)	success
1988-09-16	Tanegashima	H-1	CS 3A (Sakura 3A)	success
1988-09-16	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Kosmos 1970 / 1971 / 1972 (Uragan #29 / #30 / #31, GLONASS #742 / #743 / #744)	success
1988-09-19	Palmachim	Shavit	Ofeq 1	success
1988-09-22	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1973 (Zenit-8 #69, Oblik #69)	success
1988-09-24	Vandenberg	Atlas E Star-37S-ISS	NOAA 11	success
1988-09-29	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-3 33 (Molniya-3 51L)	success
1988-09-29	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Discovery F7 / TDRS 3 [IUS]	success
1988-10-03	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M 2BL	Kosmos 1974 (US-K #58)	success
1988-10-11	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 1975 (Tselina-D #66)	success
1988-10-13	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1976 (Zenit-8 #70, Oblik #70)	success
1988-10-20	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Raduga (Gran' 34L)	success
1988-10-25	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M 2BL	Kosmos 1977 (US-K #59)	success
1988-10-27	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1978 (Zenit-8 #71, Oblik #71)	success
1988-10-28	Kourou	Ariane 2	TDF 1	success
1988-11-06	Vandenberg	Titan 34D	KH-11 9 (USA 33)	success
1988-11-11	Baikonur	Soyuz-U2 11A511U2	Yantar-4KS1 #11 (Terilen #11)	failure
1988-11-15	Baikonur	Energia	Buran OK-1K	success
1988-11-18	Baikonur	Tsyklon 2 11K69	Kosmos 1979 (US-P #29)	success
1988-11-23	Baikonur	Zenit 2	Tselina-2 6	success
1988-11-24	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1981 (Zenit-8 #72, Oblik #72)	success
1988-11-26	Baikonur	Soyuz-U2 11A511U2	Soyuz TM-7	success
1988-11-30	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1982 (Zenit-8 #73, Oblik #73)	success
1988-12-02	Cape Canaveral	Space Shuttle	Atlantis F3 / Onyx 1 (USA 34)	success
1988-12-08	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1983 (Zenit-8 #74, Oblik #74)	success
1988-12-10	Baikonur	Proton K/DM-2	Ekran-M 12L	success
1988-12-11	Kourou	Ariane 4 44LP	Skynet 4B	success
1988-12-16	Plesetsk	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1984 (Yantar-4K2 #42, Kobalt #42)	success
1988-12-22	Xichang	CZ-3	DFH-2A 3 (STTW 3, ZX 2)	success
1988-12-22	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-3 34 (Molniya-3 52L)	success
1988-12-23	Plesetsk	Tsyklon 3 11K68	Kosmos 1985 (Koltso #1) / 36 Romb	success
1988-12-25	Baikonur	Soyuz-U2 11A511U2	Progress 39	success
1988-12-28	Plesetsk	Molniya-M 8K78M ML	Molniya-1T 74 (Molniya-1T 82L)	success
1988-12-29	Baikonur	Soyuz-U 11A511U	Kosmos 1986 (Yantar-1KFT #10, Kometa #10)	success