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Gektor-Priroda

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on July 27, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 27, 1979 · 07:30 UTCLaunch 1979-069Launch no. 2,236 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 27, 1979, 07:30
Launch designation
1979-069
Mission
Gektor-Priroda
Flight name
Kosmos-1118
Vehicle flight ID
76047 -153

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
244 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11181979-069ANORAD 11465Priroda Center GUGKOptical imaging2,200 kgLanded · Aug 9, 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.