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Tselina-D

Vostok 8A92M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on April 14, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 14, 1979 · 05:27 UTCLaunch 1979-032Launch no. 2,199 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 14, 1979, 05:27
Launch designation
1979-032
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-1093
Vehicle flight ID
78055 -326

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
694 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10931979-032ANORAD 11331Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 23, 2000

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