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Molniya-M | US-K 11

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 27, 1979, 6:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Atlas F | NOAA 6

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 27, 1979, 3:51 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Third generation LEO meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 10

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 22, 1979, 7 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 8

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 15, 1979, 10:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-2M/NKh 3

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 12, 1979, 7 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civil version of the military Zenit-2M area surveillance reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan IIIC | DSP 8

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 10, 1979, 1:39 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

American early warning satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 9

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 8, 1979, 7:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Bhaskara 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
June 7, 1979, 10:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Indian Earth observation satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor DSV-2U | DMSP-5D1 F4

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 6, 1979, 6:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Soyuz U | Soyuz-34

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 6, 1979, 6:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft sent to Salyut 6 to return the Soyuz 33 crew to Earth

Low Earth Orbit
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