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Oko

Molniya 8K78M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 28, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 28, 1979 · 00:17 UTCLaunch 1979-077Launch no. 2,246 in the log
RocketMolniya 8K78Mvariant 2BL
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 28, 1979, 00:17
Launch designation
1979-077
Mission
Oko
Flight name
Kosmos-1124
Vehicle flight ID
78055 -531

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
40,262 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11241979-077ANORAD 11509Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyMissile early warning1,250 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 27, 2023

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