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Zenit-4MKM

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on April 1, 1980, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 1, 1980 · 08:00 UTCLaunch 1980-025Launch no. 2,302 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 1, 1980, 08:00
Launch designation
1980-025
Mission
Zenit-4MKM
Flight name
Kosmos-1170
Vehicle flight ID
77025 -734

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11701980-025ANORAD 11747Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,400 kgLanded · Apr 12, 1980

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