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Orion

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 28, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 28, 1978 · 16:30 UTCLaunch 1978-124Launch no. 2,166 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 28, 1978, 16:30
Launch designation
1978-124
Mission
Orion
Flight name
Kosmos-1069
Vehicle flight ID
77052 -876

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
352 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.7 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10691978-124ANORAD 11173Military-Topographic Service of the Soviet ArmyOptical imaging2,200 kgLanded · Jan 10, 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.