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E-8LS No. 202

Proton-K/D launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on September 28, 1971, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 28, 1971 · 10:00 UTCLaunch 1971-082Launch no. 1,260 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/24
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 28, 1971, 10:00
Launch designation
1971-082
Mission
E-8LS No. 202
Flight name
Luna-19
Vehicle flight ID
257-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Luna-191971-082ANORAD 5488Institut Kosmicheksiye IssledovaniyaDeep space3,400 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Sep 29, 1971

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