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Tselina-D

Vostok 8A92M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on October 26, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 26, 1979 · 18:12 UTCLaunch 1979-093Launch no. 2,263 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 26, 1979, 18:12
Launch designation
1979-093
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-1143
Vehicle flight ID
78018 -306 ?

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
681 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11431979-093ANORAD 11600Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 17, 2002

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