NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1967-089A
Cosmos 178 was a Soviet Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS) system test satellite launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Tsiklon rocket. It contained a nuclear warhead launched into orbit, where it could remain until deorbited onto target with little warning.
Launch Date: 1967-09-19
Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Mass: 5000 kg
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