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Tselina-D

Vostok 8A92M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on July 20, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 20, 1979 · 11:58 UTCLaunch 1979-067Launch no. 2,234 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 20, 1979, 11:58
Launch designation
1979-067
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-1116
Vehicle flight ID
77025 -324

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
672 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11161979-067ANORAD 11457Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 11, 1993

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.