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Tsiklon-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on April 25, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 25, 1979 · 10:00 UTCLaunch 1979-036Launch no. 2,203 in the log
RocketTsiklon-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC90
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 25, 1979, 10:00
Launch designation
1979-036
Mission
US-P
Flight name
Kosmos-1096
Vehicle flight ID
45052-105

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
443 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10961979-036ANORAD 11346Soviet NavySignals intelligence3,300 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 24, 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.