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Strela-2M

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 28, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 28, 1979 · 00:55 UTCLaunch 1979-078Launch no. 2,247 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 28, 1979, 00:55
Launch designation
1979-078
Mission
Strela-2M
Flight name
Kosmos-1125
Vehicle flight ID
47182-419

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
817 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.800 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11251979-078ANORAD 11510Main Space Forces DirectorateCommunications800 kgIn orbit

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