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Okean-E NKh No. 1

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on February 12, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 12, 1979 · 13:00 UTCLaunch 1979-011Launch no. 2,177 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 12, 1979, 13:00
Launch designation
1979-011
Mission
Okean-E NKh No. 1
Flight name
Kosmos-1076
Vehicle flight ID
45055-503

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
665 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.7 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10761979-011ANORAD 11266Meteorological ServiceOptical imaging1,717 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 10, 2001

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