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Vektor

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on February 8, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 8, 1979 · 10:00 UTCLaunch 1979-010Launch no. 2,176 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 8, 1979, 10:00
Launch designation
1979-010
Mission
Vektor
Flight name
Kosmos-1075
Vehicle flight ID
53782-417

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
515 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.570 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10751979-010ANORAD 11262Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration570 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 19, 1981

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.