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Zenit-4MKM

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on August 11, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 11, 1979 · 09:15 UTCLaunch 1979-073Launch no. 2,242 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31?
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 11, 1979, 09:15
Launch designation
1979-073
Mission
Zenit-4MKM
Flight name
Kosmos-1120
Vehicle flight ID
76047 -759

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
366 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.1 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11201979-073ANORAD 11485Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,400 kgLanded · Aug 24, 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.