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TKS VA No. 0102A

Proton-K launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on May 22, 1979, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 22, 1979 · 23:00 UTCLaunch 1979-042Launch no. 2,209 in the log
RocketProton-K
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/24
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 22, 1979, 23:00
Launch designation
1979-042
Mission
TKS VA No. 0102A
Flight name
Kosmos-1100/1101
Vehicle flight ID
300-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
230 km
Payload mass to orbit
18.5 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11001979-042ANORAD 11362ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)Human spaceflight3,800 kgDeorbited · May 23, 1979
Kosmos-11011979-042BNORAD 11363ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)Human spaceflight3,800 kgLanded · May 23, 1979
82LB72 LVI-41979-042DNORAD 11365ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)Human spaceflight10.0 tReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 16, 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.