Proton-K from Baikonur Site 81/24 launched dual TKS-VA reentry capsules Kosmos 997 and Kosmos 998 stacked for an uncrewed short orbital test of the Almaz/TKS crew return vehicle; both capsules were recovered successfully.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 18.5 T (est.)
- Flight
- 13th
- of 29 Proton-K flights
- Date and time
- 30 March 1978, 00:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Proton-K
- Builder
- Khrunichev
- Launch site
- 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Test Flight
- International designator
- 1978-032
- Launches in 1978
- 33rd of 128
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