Molniya-M (Blok-2BL) from Plesetsk launched Kosmos 1024, a US-K (Oko) early-warning satellite in highly elliptical orbit to detect ballistic-missile launches as part of the Soviet missile-warning constellation.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 95th
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 28 June 1978, 02:58 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1978-066
- Launches in 1978
- 68th of 128
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