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Vostok 8A92M: Astrofizika
Astrophysics (not confirmed) satellite
Saturday, 23 December 1978
Mission Data
🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931
Launch VehicleVostok 8A92M
Vehicle FamilyVostok
Vehicle Record92 of 93 launches (98.9%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
Mission TypeAstrophysics
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad43/3 (43L)
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#125
Agency Launches This Year#88
Launches From This Pad235
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Vostok 8A92M
Vostok was a family of rockets derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and was designed for the human spaceflight programme.
Launch Site
43/3 (43L) · 62.9273°N 40.4500°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.