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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
TKS-VA 5 & 6
Launched
March 30, 1978
Summary
TKS-VA 5 & 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 30, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,204th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 2,078th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Proton-K flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 13th Proton-K flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,204th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 2,078th orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-997 · NORAD 10770 · landed March 30, 1978
- Kosmos-998 · NORAD 10771 · landed March 30, 1978
- 82LB72 LVI-3 · NORAD 10775 · re-entered April 3, 1978
Proton-K 292-01 Stage 3 · re-entered April 2, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Reentry capsule of the TKS spacecraft
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
30th launch from 81/24 (81P), 1st this year · 514th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
181 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did TKS-VA 5 & 6 launch?
TKS-VA 5 & 6 launched on March 30, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TKS-VA 5 & 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TKS-VA 5 & 6?
Proton-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K spec sheet
Where did TKS-VA 5 & 6 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was TKS-VA 5 & 6 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.
How many satellites did TKS-VA 5 & 6 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).