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Meteor 11F614 No. 4

Vostok 8A92M launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on May 11, 1966, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 11, 1966 · 14:10 UTCLaunch 1966-038Launch no. 563 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 11, 1966, 14:10
Launch designation
1966-038
Mission
Meteor 11F614 No. 4
Flight name
Kosmos-118
Vehicle flight ID
R 15000- 32

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-1181966-038ANORAD 2168All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research InstituteMeteorology1,250 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 23, 1988

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