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Orbital Launches in 1988
7,412 orbital launches since 1957
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7,412
Total launches
228
This year
92.9%
Success rate
161
Crewed
1957
Since
Orbital Radar lists 121 orbital launches in 1988, part of 7,412 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
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228 launches so far this year · search, sort & filter the full record| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
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| 1988-12-29 | Kometa No. 101988-116 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-12-28 | Molniya-1 No. 631988-115 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1988-12-25 | Progress 7K-TG No. 1471988-114 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-12-23 | Kol'tso No. 1L1988-113 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 37 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-12-22 | Molniya-3 No. 521988-112 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1988-12-22 | DFH 2A-21988-111 | Chang Zheng 3 | CASC | Xichang Satellite Launch Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-12-16 | Kobal't1988-110 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-12-11 | Skynet 4B1988-109 | Ariane 44LP 44LP | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1988-12-10 | Ekran-M No. 12L1988-108 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1988-12-08 | Oblik1988-107 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-12-02 | OV-104 LEO deploy1988-106 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-11-30 | Oblik1988-105 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-11-26 | Soyuz 7K-STM No. 571988-104 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-11-24 | Oblik1988-103 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-11-23 | Tselina-21988-102 | Zenit-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-11-18 | US-PM No. 8L1988-101 | Tsiklon-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-11-15 | Buran OK-1K No. 711 (1K11988-100 | Energiya/Buran | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-11-11 | Terilen1988-F05 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | — | LEO | failure |
| 1988-11-06 | Improved CRYSTAL 21031988-099 | Titan 34D | US Air Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-10-28 | TDF 11988-098 | Ariane 2 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1988-10-27 | Oblik1988-097 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-10-25 | Oko1988-096 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1988-10-20 | Gran' No. 34L1988-095 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1988-10-13 | Oblik1988-094 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-10-11 | Tselina-D No. 67L1988-093 | Tsiklon-3 | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-10-03 | Oko1988-092 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1988-09-29 | OV-103 IUS deploy1988-091 | Space Shuttle | NASA | Kennedy Space Center | 2 payloads ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1988-09-29 | Molniya-3 No. 511988-090 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1988-09-24 | NOAA H1988-089 | Atlas E | US Air Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-09-22 | Oblik1988-088 | Soyuz-U-PVB | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-09-19 | 'Ofeq-11988-087 | Shavit | ISA | Palmachim Airbase | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-09-16 | CS-3B1988-086 | H-1 | NASDA | Tanegashima Space Center | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1988-09-16 | Uragan No. 42L1988-085 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 3 payloads ↗ | MEO | success |
| 1988-09-15 | Kobal't1988-084 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-09-09 | Progress 7K-TG No. 1461988-083 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-09-09 | Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 311988-082 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-09-08 | Gstar 31988-081 | Ariane 3 | Arianespace | Guiana Space Centre | 2 payloads ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1988-09-06 | feng yun yi jia1988-080 | Chang Zheng 4 | CASC | Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-09-06 | Oblik1988-079 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-09-05 | P-11 No. 51031988-078 | Titan II SLV | US Air Force | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-09-02 | VORTEX 51988-077 | Titan 34D/Transtage | US Air Force | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1988-08-30 | Oko1988-076 | Molniya 8K78M 2BL | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1988-08-29 | Soyuz 7K-STM No. 561988-075 | Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-08-25 | NNS O-251988-074 | Scout G-1 | NASA | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-08-23 | Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 21988-073 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-08-23 | Oblik1988-072 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-08-18 | Gorizont No. 28L1988-071 | Proton-K/DM-2 | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | GEO | success |
| 1988-08-16 | Kobal't1988-070 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1988-08-12 | Molniya-1 No. 661988-069 | Molniya 8K78M ML | Soviet Space Forces | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 1988-08-08 | Oblik1988-068 | Soyuz-U | Soviet Space Forces | Baikonur Cosmodrome | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
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Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,412 in total, 161 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is maintained in Orbital Radar's launch archive and matched continuously to our live satellite catalogue.
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Kometa No. 10 (1988-12-29)Molniya-1 No. 63 (1988-12-28)Progress 7K-TG No. 147 (1988-12-25)Kol'tso No. 1L (1988-12-23)DFH 2A-2 (1988-12-22)Molniya-3 No. 52 (1988-12-22)Kobal't (1988-12-16)Skynet 4B (1988-12-11)Ekran-M No. 12L (1988-12-10)Oblik (1988-12-08)OV-104 LEO deploy (1988-12-02)Oblik (1988-11-30)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 57 (1988-11-26)Oblik (1988-11-24)Tselina-2 (1988-11-23)US-PM No. 8L (1988-11-18)Buran OK-1K No. 711 (1K1 (1988-11-15)Terilen (1988-11-11)Improved CRYSTAL 2103 (1988-11-06)TDF 1 (1988-10-28)Oblik (1988-10-27)Oko (1988-10-25)Gran' No. 34L (1988-10-20)Oblik (1988-10-13)Tselina-D No. 67L (1988-10-11)Oko (1988-10-03)OV-103 IUS deploy (1988-09-29)Molniya-3 No. 51 (1988-09-29)NOAA H (1988-09-24)Oblik (1988-09-22)'Ofeq-1 (1988-09-19)Uragan No. 42L (1988-09-16)CS-3B (1988-09-16)Kobal't (1988-09-15)Progress 7K-TG No. 146 (1988-09-09)Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 31 (1988-09-09)Gstar 3 (1988-09-08)feng yun yi jia (1988-09-06)Oblik (1988-09-06)P-11 No. 5103 (1988-09-05)VORTEX 5 (1988-09-02)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 56 (1988-08-29)NNS O-25 (1988-08-25)Resurs-F2 17F42 No. 2 (1988-08-23)Oblik (1988-08-23)Gorizont No. 28L (1988-08-18)Kobal't (1988-08-16)Molniya-1 No. 66 (1988-08-12)Oblik (1988-08-08)FSW-1 RV (1988-08-05)Geizer No. 16L (1988-08-01)Romb (1988-07-28)Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 30 (1988-07-27)Meteor-3 No. 3 (1988-07-26)Insat 1C (1988-07-21)Parus (1988-07-18)Progress 7K-TG No. 145 (1988-07-18)Vektor (1988-07-14)SROSS-B (1988-07-13)1F No. 102 (1988-07-12)Terilen (1988-07-09)1F No. 101 (1988-07-07)Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 29 (1988-07-07)Okean-O1 NKhM No. 5 (1988-07-05)Oblik (1988-06-23)Kobal't (1988-06-22)Strela-2M (1988-06-21)Nova 2 (1988-06-16)Meteosat P2 (1988-06-15)Tselina-D No. 64L (1988-06-14)Oblik (1988-06-11)Soyuz 7K-STM No. 55 (1988-06-07)Resurs-F1 14F43 No. 28 (1988-05-31)Musson No. 21 (1988-05-30)US-PU No. 2 (1988-05-28)Molniya-3 No. 49 (1988-05-26)Uragan No. 39L (1988-05-21)Oblik (1988-05-19)Kometa No. 9 (1988-05-18)INTELSAT VA F13 (1988-05-17)Tselina-2 (1988-05-15)Progress 7K-TG No. 144 (1988-05-13)Kobal't (1988-05-12)Ekran No. 31L (1988-05-06)Oblik (1988-04-27)NNS O-23 (1988-04-26)Geofizika? (1988-04-26)Resurs-O1 No. 2L (1988-04-20)Foton No. 4L (1988-04-14)Oblik (1988-04-11)Strela-2M (1988-04-05)Gorizont No. 26L (1988-03-31)Terilen (1988-03-30)San Marco D/L (1988-03-25)Kobal't (1988-03-24)Progress 7K-TG No. 143 (1988-03-23)Parus (1988-03-22)IRS-1A (1988-03-17)Molniya-1 No. 64 (1988-03-17)Tselina-D No. 61L (1988-03-15)US-A reactor (1988-03-14)Strela-1M (1988-03-11)Spacenet 3R (1988-03-11)Molniya-1 No. 65 (1988-03-11)Oblik (1988-03-10)DFH-2A (1988-03-07)Oko (1988-02-26)CS-3A (1988-02-19)Oblik (1988-02-19)Resurs-F1 14F40 No. 106 (1988-02-18)Uragan No. 36L (1988-02-17)Canister Cluster (1988-02-08)DMSP Block 5D-2 S-8 (1988-02-03)Kobal't (1988-02-03)Meteor-2 No. 20 (1988-01-30)Oblik (1988-01-26)Progress 7K-TG No. 142 (1988-01-20)Gorizont No. 25L (1988-01-18)Strela-3 (1988-01-15)Tselina-D No. 60L (1988-01-06)
Last updated 2026-09-20 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.