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E-8-5M No. 412

Proton-K/D-1 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on October 16, 1975, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

October 16, 1975 · 04:04 UTCLaunch 1975-F05Launch no. 1,749 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/23
OutcomeFailurestage 4 ignition failure
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 16, 1975, 04:04
Launch designation
1975-F05
Mission
E-8-5M No. 412
Vehicle flight ID
287-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
190 km
Payload mass to orbit
4.1 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OF · S4I

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
[Luna-24] KT1975-F05Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya———
[Luna-24] VA1975-F05Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya———

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