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Tselina-D

Vostok 8A92M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 20, 1977, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 20, 1977 · 01:00 UTCLaunch 1977-091Launch no. 2,003 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 20, 1977, 01:00
Launch designation
1977-091
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-955
Vehicle flight ID
78026 -393

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-9551977-091ANORAD 10362Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 7, 2000

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