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4V-1 No. 360

Proton-K/D-1 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on September 9, 1978, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 9, 1978 · 03:25 UTCLaunch 1978-084Launch no. 2,125 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/23
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 9, 1978, 03:25
Launch designation
1978-084
Mission
4V-1 No. 360
Flight name
Venera-11
Vehicle flight ID
296-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.1 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Venera-111978-084ANORAD 11020Institut Kosmicheksiye IssledovaniyaDeep space2,718 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Sep 9, 1978
SA Veneri-111978-084CNORAD 12027Institut Kosmicheksiye IssledovaniyaDeep space675 kgLeft for deep space attached to another object · Sep 9, 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.