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Zenit-4MKM

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on July 12, 1977, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 12, 1977 · 09:00 UTCLaunch 1977-063Launch no. 1,972 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 12, 1977, 09:00
Launch designation
1977-063
Mission
Zenit-4MKM
Flight name
Kosmos-927
Vehicle flight ID
76042 -692

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
384 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.1 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-9271977-063ANORAD 10139Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,400 kgLanded · Jul 25, 1977

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