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Launch · COSPAR 1978-086 · 14 Sept 1978

VENERA 12 BUS

Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam) · KZ45.92°, 63.34°

Payloads

2

Catalogued objects

3

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

1

Decayed

2

67% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 3

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Payload Payload · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
VENERA 12 BUS110251978-086AUnknownOTHER——on orbit—
VENERA 12 DESCENT CRAFT120281978-086CDecayedOTHER——21 Dec 1978—

Debris Debris · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-12 PLAT110261978-086BDecayedLEO150 / 175 km51.55°15 Sept 1978—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1978-086
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
14 Sept 1978
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)
Site code
TYMSC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYBKABTM95Q713JBKWT

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1978-086; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

VENERA 12 BUS — Launch 1978-086, 14 Sept 1978 | SatelliteIndex