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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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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 21L

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 5, 1979, 11:28 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Scout D-1 | Ariel 6

Vought | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
June 2, 1979, 11:26 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 6 primary experiment was a cosmic ray detector. Satellite also carried X-ray telescopes.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 20

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 31, 1979, 5:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 7

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 31, 1979, 4:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan 24B | KH-8 50

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 28, 1979, 6:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-8 Block 4 high resolution reconnaissance satellite.

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Soyuz U | Zenit-2M/NKh 2

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 25, 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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Proton | TKS-VA 9 & 10

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 22, 1979, 11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Reentry capsule of the TKS spacecraft

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 8

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 17, 1979, 7:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 30

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 15, 1979, 11:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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