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4V-1 No. 661

Proton-K/D launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on June 14, 1975, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

June 14, 1975 · 03:00 UTCLaunch 1975-054Launch no. 1,703 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/24
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
June 14, 1975, 03:00
Launch designation
1975-054
Mission
4V-1 No. 661
Flight name
Venera-10
Vehicle flight ID
285-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.7 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Venera-101975-054ANORAD 7947Institut Kosmicheksiye IssledovaniyaDeep space3,473 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Jun 14, 1975
SA Veneri-101975-054DNORAD 8423Institut Kosmicheksiye IssledovaniyaDeep space590 kgLeft for deep space attached to another object · Jun 14, 1975

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