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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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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 22L

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 13, 1978, 5:19 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 16

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 10, 1978, 7:44 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas F/SVS | Navstar 3

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 7, 1978, 12:28 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First generation GPS satellite

Medium Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 21

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 6, 1978, 3:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 153-160

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 4, 1978, 3:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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