Launch FailureSoviet Space Program

Proton: TKS-VA 3 & 4

Name: Proton: TKS-VA 3 & 4
Start: 1977-08-04T22:00:00Z
End: 1977-08-04T22:00:00Z
Location: 81/24 (81P)

Reentry capsule of the TKS spacecraft

Thursday, 4 August 1977

Mission Data

🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931

Launch VehicleProton-K

Vehicle FamilyProton / UR-500

Vehicle Record26 of 29 launches (89.7%)

Provider TypeGovernment

Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)

Success Streak17 consecutive

Mission TypeTest Flight

Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit

Launch Pad81/24 (81P)

Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ

Orbital Launches This Year#76

Agency Launches This Year#61

Launches From This Pad93

Launches From This Site1,565

Status Note

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

81/24 (81P) · 46.0710°N 62.9850°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.