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Launch SuccessfulSoviet Space Program
Vostok 8A92M: Tselina-D 17
Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.
Tuesday, 19 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 TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad43/4 (43R)
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#121
Agency Launches This Year#84
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.