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Atlas F/SVS | Navstar 1

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 22, 1978, 11:44 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First generation GPS satellite

Medium Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 17

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 17, 1978, 4:33 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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N-I | Ume 2

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Feb. 16, 1978, 4 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese ionospheric research satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 12

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 14, 1978, 9:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | FLTSATCOM 1

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 9, 1978, 9:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

FLTSATCOM satellite for US Navy, Air Force and presidential communications

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 13

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 8, 1978, 12:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Mu-3H | Kyokko

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Feb. 4, 1978, 7 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese magnetospheric research satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 11

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 31, 1978, 2:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta 2914 | IUE

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 26, 1978, 5:36 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

UV astronomical obsrvatory used as an international facility

Medium Earth Orbit
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Long March 2 | FSW-0 3

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jan. 26, 1978, 5 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Chinese Fanhui Shi Weixing recoverable reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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