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Zenit-6

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on May 31, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 31, 1979 · 16:30 UTCLaunch 1979-045Launch no. 2,212 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 31, 1979, 16:30
Launch designation
1979-045
Mission
Zenit-6
Flight name
Kosmos-1103
Vehicle flight ID
78055 -420

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
416 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11031979-045ANORAD 11376Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Jun 14, 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.