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Vektor

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on May 12, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 12, 1978 · 11:00 UTCLaunch 1978-046Launch no. 2,085 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 12, 1978, 11:00
Launch designation
1978-046
Mission
Vektor
Flight name
Kosmos-1006
Vehicle flight ID
53746-318

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
409 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.570 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10061978-046ANORAD 10862Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration570 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 14, 1979

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