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Zenit-6

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 12, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 12, 1979 · 12:30 UTCLaunch 1979-102Launch no. 2,272 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 12, 1979, 12:30
Launch designation
1979-102
Mission
Zenit-6
Flight name
Kosmos-1147
Vehicle flight ID
76047 -442

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
418 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11471979-102ANORAD 11638Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Dec 26, 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.