Kosmos 1916, a Yantar-4K2 (Kobalt) film-return photoreconnaissance satellite for the Soviet military, launched from Baikonur with recoverable film capsules for high-resolution imaging.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 495th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 3 February 1988, 12:14 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1988-007
- Launches in 1988
- 8th of 121
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