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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 22

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 15, 1978, 11:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Einstein Observatory

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 13, 1978, 5:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Astrophysics research satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 14

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 1, 1978, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Prognoz-7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 30, 1978, 5:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Prognoz is a series of research satellites to study solar activity and its influence on Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere.

Elliptical Orbit
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Tsiklon-3 | Meteor-2-GVM

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 26, 1978, 7 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mass model of the Meteor-2 meteorological satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | AUOS-Z-M-IK 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 24, 1978, 7 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Scientific satellite dedicated to the ionosphere and magnetosphere

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta 2910 | Nimbus 7

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 24, 1978, 8:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Research and development satellite in polar orbit

Polar Orbit
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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 17, 1978, 4:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 91

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 17, 1978, 3 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas F | Tiros-N

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 13, 1978, 11:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Third generation LEO meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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