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Tselina-D

Vostok 8A92M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 16, 1974, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 16, 1974 · 03:41 UTCLaunch 1974-066Launch no. 1,603 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 16, 1974, 03:41
Launch designation
1974-066
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-673
Vehicle flight ID
78033 -325

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-6731974-066ANORAD 7417TsNII-108 GKRE (Zaslavskiy)Signals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 1, 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.