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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
Vostok 8A92M: Meteor-2 3
Second generation soviet meteorological satellite
Wednesday, 14 December 1977
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 TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad43/4 (43R)
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#123
Agency Launches This Year#96
Launches From This Pad329
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
43/4 (43R) · 62.9288°N 40.4571°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.