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Zenit-4MKM

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 26, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 26, 1978 · 15:30 UTCLaunch 1978-123Launch no. 2,165 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 26, 1978, 15:30
Launch designation
1978-123
Mission
Zenit-4MKM
Flight name
Kosmos-1068
Vehicle flight ID
76038 -718

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10681978-123ANORAD 11169Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,400 kgLanded · Jan 8, 1979

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