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Meteor No. 10

Vostok 8A92M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on June 12, 1968, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

June 12, 1968 · 13:14 UTCLaunch 1968-049Launch no. 845 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
June 12, 1968, 13:14
Launch designation
1968-049
Mission
Meteor No. 10
Flight name
Kosmos-226
Vehicle flight ID
N 15000- 58

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
712 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-2261968-049ANORAD 3282Central Space Forces DirectorateMeteorology1,280 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 18, 1983

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