2026-244Latest orbital launch: Falcon 9 · Starlink Group 15-16 · Oct 27, 2026 · VandenbergLaunch record →
sci-techmaventhe history of spaceflight, in data
  1. Home
  2. Launches
  3. 1971
  4. 1971-120
// orbital launch

Meteor-MV No. 18

Vostok 8A92M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 29, 1971, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 29, 1971 · 10:50 UTCLaunch 1971-120Launch no. 1,302 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 29, 1971, 10:50
Launch designation
1971-120
Mission
Meteor-MV No. 18
Flight name
Meteor
Vehicle flight ID
7705711-307

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Meteor1971-120ANORAD 5731Main Space Forces DirectorateMeteorology1,280 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.