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Tselina-OK

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on May 17, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 17, 1978 · 14:39 UTCLaunch 1978-049Launch no. 2,088 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 17, 1978, 14:39
Launch designation
1978-049
Mission
Tselina-OK
Flight name
Kosmos-1008
Vehicle flight ID
53798-316

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
550 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.434 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10081978-049ANORAD 10898Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence434 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 8, 1981

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