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Zenit-2M

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on March 31, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 31, 1979 · 10:45 UTCLaunch 1979-027Launch no. 2,194 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 31, 1979, 10:45
Launch designation
1979-027
Mission
Zenit-2M
Flight name
Kosmos-1090
Vehicle flight ID
77025 -127

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
328 km
Payload mass to orbit
5.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10901979-027ANORAD 11313Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,200 kgLanded · Apr 13, 1979

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