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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-Priroda 2-3

RKK Energiya | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 25, 1979, 5:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Meteor meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 23L

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 18, 1979, 3:42 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 17

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 16, 1979, 5:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 26

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 13, 1979, 3:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 94

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 11, 1979, 3 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The soviet Zenit-2M (Gektor, 11F690) was an improved version of the Zenit-2 area surveillance reconnaissance satellite. It was part of the Vostok-based Zenit-family.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 15

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 28, 1978, 4:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 25

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 26, 1978, 3:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Sfera 18

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 26, 1978, 1:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Sfera or Geoid series were the first soviet geodetic satellites to improve the accuracy of maps. The development of the satellites started in 1965 at NPO-PM.

Low Earth Orbit
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Vostok 8A92M | Astrofizika

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 23, 1978, 8:39 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Astrophysics (not confirmed) satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 5

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Dec. 22, 1978, 10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

Low Earth Orbit
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