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Tselina-D

Vostok 8A92M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on February 26, 1977, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 26, 1977 · 21:18 UTCLaunch 1977-015Launch no. 1,924 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 26, 1977, 21:18
Launch designation
1977-015
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-895
Vehicle flight ID
77052 -391

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-8951977-015ANORAD 9853Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 22, 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.