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Meteor-2 GVM

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on October 26, 1978, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 26, 1978 · 07:00 UTCLaunch 1978-100Launch no. 2,142 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 26, 1978, 07:00
Launch designation
1978-100
Mission
Meteor-2 GVM
Flight name
Kosmos-1045
Vehicle flight ID
67055-502

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,708 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.6 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10451978-100ANORAD 11084Main Space Forces DirectorateMeteorology1,500 kgIn orbit
Radio RS-11978-100BNORAD 11085Moscow Aviation Institute, Student KB IskraCommunications40 kgIn orbit
Radio RS-21978-100CNORAD 11086Moscow Aviation Institute, Student KB IskraCommunications40 kgIn orbit

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