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Zenit-4MKM

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on May 15, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 15, 1979 · 11:40 UTCLaunch 1979-040Launch no. 2,207 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 15, 1979, 11:40
Launch designation
1979-040
Mission
Zenit-4MKM
Flight name
Kosmos-1098
Vehicle flight ID
78055 -736

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
356 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.1 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-10981979-040ANORAD 11358Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,400 kgLanded · May 28, 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.