Meteor-1 26, a Soviet operational meteorological satellite of the first Meteor series. Vostok-2M (8A92M) from Plesetsk Site 43/3 placed the craft in sun-synchronous LEO for cloud-cover imaging and weather data for Hydrometeorological Service users.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.3 T
- Flight
- 48th
- of 93 Vostok 8A92M flights
- Date and time
- 15 October 1976, 22:59 UTC
- Rocket
- Vostok 8A92M
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1976-102
- Launches in 1976
- 104th of 131
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