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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

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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

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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 10

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 24, 1978, 9:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 20L

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 24, 1978, 6:51 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress 1

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 20, 1978, 8:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Kosmos-3M | Parus 12

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 17, 1978, 3:26 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

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Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 84

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 13, 1978, 3:15 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.

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