Kosmos 1002 (Zenit-2M #87, Gektor), a Soviet area-surveillance film-return photoreconnaissance satellite for the military. Soyuz-U from Baikonur Site 31/6 placed the craft in LEO for a ~12-day optical imaging mission with recoverable film capsule.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 5.4 T (est.)
- Flight
- 101st
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 6 April 1978, 09:10 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1978-037
- Launches in 1978
- 38th of 128
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