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Meteor 11F614 No. 1

Vostok 8A92M launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on August 28, 1964, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 28, 1964 · 16:00 UTCLaunch 1964-053Launch no. 357 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 28, 1964, 16:00
Launch designation
1964-053
Mission
Meteor 11F614 No. 1
Flight name
Kosmos-44
Vehicle flight ID
T 15000- 05

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
873 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-441964-053ANORAD 876All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research InstituteMeteorology1,250 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.