Molniya-M from Plesetsk placed Molniya-1T 72 (s/n 79L) into a highly elliptical Molniya orbit for military communications via the Korund network covering high northern latitudes.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2 T
- Flight
- 203rd
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 17 March 1988, 20:55 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1988-022
- Launches in 1988
- 23rd of 121
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