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TKS VA No. 009A/P2

Proton-K launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on March 30, 1978, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 30, 1978 · 00:00 UTCLaunch 1978-032Launch no. 2,071 in the log
RocketProton-K
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/24?
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 30, 1978, 00:00
Launch designation
1978-032
Mission
TKS VA No. 009A/P2
Flight name
Kosmos-997/998
Vehicle flight ID
292-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
213 km
Payload mass to orbit
18.5 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-9971978-032ANORAD 10770ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)Human spaceflight3,800 kgLanded · Mar 30, 1978
Kosmos-9981978-032BNORAD 10771ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)Human spaceflight3,800 kgLanded · Mar 30, 1978
82LB72 LVI-31978-032DNORAD 10775ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)Human spaceflight10.0 tReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 3, 1978

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