Meteor-Priroda 1 (Meteor-1 18), the first Soviet Meteor-Priroda meteorology and Earth-observation satellite in sun-synchronous orbit. Vostok-2M (8A92M) from Plesetsk Site 43/4 lofted the VNIIEM craft on 9 July 1974 for weather and land-resource imaging.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.3 T
- Flight
- 34th
- of 93 Vostok 8A92M flights
- Date and time
- 9 July 1974, 14:39 UTC
- Rocket
- Vostok 8A92M
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1974-052
- Launches in 1974
- 55th of 113
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