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Tselina-D

Vostok 8A92M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on January 10, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 10, 1978 · 13:23 UTCLaunch 1978-004Launch no. 2,042 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 10, 1978, 13:23
Launch designation
1978-004
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-975
Vehicle flight ID
78026 -394

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-9751978-004ANORAD 10561Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 19, 2001

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