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Feniks No. 14

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 5, 1978, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 5, 1978 · 15:00 UTCLaunch 1978-076Launch no. 2,116 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 5, 1978, 15:00
Launch designation
1978-076
Mission
Feniks No. 14
Flight name
Kosmos-1028
Vehicle flight ID
77025 -295

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
390 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.6 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10281978-076ANORAD 10995Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Sep 4, 1978
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1978-076Ministry of General Machine Building———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1978-076Ministry of General Machine Building———

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