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Oko

Molniya 8K78M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 6, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 6, 1978 · 03:04 UTCLaunch 1978-083Launch no. 2,124 in the log
RocketMolniya 8K78Mvariant 2BL
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 6, 1978, 03:04
Launch designation
1978-083
Mission
Oko
Flight name
Kosmos-1030
Vehicle flight ID
76038 -507

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
40,310 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10301978-083ANORAD 11015Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyMissile early warning1,250 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 17, 2004

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