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Tselina-OM

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 15, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 15, 1978 · 13:19 UTCLaunch 1978-115Launch no. 2,157 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 15, 1978, 13:19
Launch designation
1978-115
Mission
Tselina-OM
Flight name
Kosmos-1062
Vehicle flight ID
53782-408

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
548 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.434 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10621978-115ANORAD 11150Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence434 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 20, 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.