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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
Kosmos-3M: Strela-1M 161-168
Military communications satellites
Tuesday, 5 December 1978
Mission Data
🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931
Launch VehicleKosmos-3M (11K65M)
Vehicle FamilyKosmos
Vehicle Record423 of 445 launches (95.1%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad132/2
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#113
Agency Launches This Year#79
Launches From This Pad172
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Launch Site
132/2 · 62.8830°N 40.8698°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.