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AUOS-Z Ionozond-IK

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on February 27, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 27, 1979 · 17:00 UTCLaunch 1979-020Launch no. 2,187 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 27, 1979, 17:00
Launch designation
1979-020
Mission
AUOS-Z Ionozond-IK
Flight name
Interkosmos-19
Vehicle flight ID
47155-107

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
989 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Interkosmos-191979-020ANORAD 11285InterkosmosSpace science1,042 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 23, 2002

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