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Zenit-2M

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on May 25, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 25, 1978 · 14:30 UTCLaunch 1978-054Launch no. 2,093 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 25, 1978, 14:30
Launch designation
1978-054
Mission
Zenit-2M
Flight name
Kosmos-1012
Vehicle flight ID
76038 -112

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
287 km
Payload mass to orbit
5.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10121978-054ANORAD 10919Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,200 kgLanded · Jun 7, 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.