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Tsiklon-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on May 19, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 19, 1978 · 00:21 UTCLaunch 1978-050Launch no. 2,089 in the log
RocketTsiklon-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC90
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 19, 1978, 00:21
Launch designation
1978-050
Mission
IS
Flight name
Kosmos-1009
Vehicle flight ID
51053-303T

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,383 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10091978-050ANORAD 10904Space Defence Force, USSR Armed ForcesWeapon test1,400 kgDeorbited · May 19, 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.