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Oko

Molniya 8K78M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on February 12, 1980, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

February 12, 1980 · 00:52 UTCLaunch 1980-013Launch no. 2,289 in the log
RocketMolniya 8K78Mvariant 2BL
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 4 ignition failure
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 12, 1980, 00:52
Launch designation
1980-013
Mission
Oko
Flight name
Kosmos-1164
Vehicle flight ID
78055 -532

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
614 km
Payload mass to orbit
7.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF40 · S4I

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11641980-013ANORAD 11700Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyMissile early warning1,250 kgReentered attached to another object · Feb 12, 1980

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