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Fram

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on October 3, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 3, 1978 · 11:00 UTCLaunch 1978-089Launch no. 2,130 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 3, 1978, 11:00
Launch designation
1978-089
Mission
Fram
Flight name
Kosmos-1033
Vehicle flight ID
77025 -047

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10331978-089ANORAD 11039Priroda Center GUGKOptical imaging2,455 kgLanded · Oct 16, 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.