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Tselina-D

Vostok 8A92M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on March 1, 1972, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 1, 1972 · 11:15 UTCLaunch 1972-011Launch no. 1,314 in the log
RocketVostok 8A92M
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 1, 1972, 11:15
Launch designation
1972-011
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-476
Vehicle flight ID
S 15000-009

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
693 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-4761972-011ANORAD 5852TsNII-108 GKRE (Zaslavskiy)Signals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 25, 1991

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