Cosmos 1945, a Zenit-8 (Oblik) photo-reconnaissance satellite for the Soviet military, photographing ground targets from low Earth orbit before returning its film capsule after a short mission.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.3 T
- Flight
- 506th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 19 May 1988, 09:15 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1988-042
- Launches in 1988
- 43rd of 121
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