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AUOS-Z Mag-IK

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on October 24, 1978, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 24, 1978 · 19:00 UTCLaunch 1978-099Launch no. 2,141 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 24, 1978, 19:00
Launch designation
1978-099
Mission
AUOS-Z Mag-IK
Flight name
Interkosmos-18
Vehicle flight ID
65055-106

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
763 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.0 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Interkosmos-181978-099ANORAD 11082InterkosmosSpace science990 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 17, 1981
Magion1978-099CNORAD 11110Czechoslovak Socialist RepublicSpace science15 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 11, 1981

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