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Tselina-D

Vostok 8A92M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on October 29, 1973, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 29, 1973 · 14:00 UTCLaunch 1973-080Launch no. 1,503 in the log
RocketVostok 8A92M
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 29, 1973, 14:00
Launch designation
1973-080
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-604
Vehicle flight ID
M 15000-020

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-6041973-080ANORAD 6907TsNII-108 GKRE (Zaslavskiy)Signals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 19, 1992

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