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Gektor-Priroda

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on May 25, 1979, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 25, 1979 · 07:00 UTCLaunch 1979-043Launch no. 2,210 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 25, 1979, 07:00
Launch designation
1979-043
Mission
Gektor-Priroda
Flight name
Kosmos-1102
Vehicle flight ID
76047 -152

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
259 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.0 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11021979-043ANORAD 11368Priroda Center GUGKOptical imaging2,200 kgLanded · Jun 7, 1979
Kapsula Kosmosa-11021979-043DNORAD 11390Central Specialized Design BureauSpace science630 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 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.