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Gektor-Priroda

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on June 12, 1979, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

June 12, 1979 · 07:00 UTCLaunch 1979-054Launch no. 2,221 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
June 12, 1979, 07:00
Launch designation
1979-054
Mission
Gektor-Priroda
Flight name
Kosmos-1106
Vehicle flight ID
77025 -128

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11061979-054ANORAD 11399Priroda Center GUGKOptical imaging2,200 kgLanded · Jun 25, 1979
Kapsula Kosmosa-11061979-054DNORAD 11415Central Specialized Design BureauAstronomy630 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 30, 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.