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US-A reactor

Tsiklon-2A launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on December 27, 1967, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 27, 1967 · 11:28 UTCLaunch 1967-127Launch no. 791 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC90/19
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 27, 1967, 11:28
Launch designation
1967-127
Mission
US-A reactor
Flight name
Kosmos-198
Vehicle flight ID
N 22500-07L

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
953 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-198 ROCh1967-127ANORAD 3081Machine Building Special Design BureauSignals intelligence1,140 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.