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Orion

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 3, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 3, 1979 · 10:45 UTCLaunch 1979-071Launch no. 2,239 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 3, 1979, 10:45
Launch designation
1979-071
Mission
Orion
Flight name
Kosmos-1119
Vehicle flight ID
76038 -818

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11191979-071ANORAD 11478Military-Topographic Service of the Soviet ArmyOptical imaging2,200 kgLanded · Aug 15, 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.