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Zenit-4MKM

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 9, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 9, 1978 · 15:00 UTCLaunch 1978-085Launch no. 2,126 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 9, 1978, 15:00
Launch designation
1978-085
Mission
Zenit-4MKM
Flight name
Kosmos-1031
Vehicle flight ID
76038 -716 ?

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
342 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.1 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10311978-085ANORAD 11022Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,400 kgLanded · Sep 22, 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.