Meteor-1 27, 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
- 51st
- of 93 Vostok 8A92M flights
- Date and time
- 5 April 1977, 02:05 UTC
- Rocket
- Vostok 8A92M
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1977-024
- Launches in 1977
- 25th of 130
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