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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 10

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 31, 1979, 11:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 21

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 28, 1979, 12:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | US-K 12

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 28, 1979, 12:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 12

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 21, 1979, 11:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-2M/NKh 5

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 17, 1979, 7:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 10

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 14, 1979, 3:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 33

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 11, 1979, 9:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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SLV-3 | Rohini 1A

Indian Space Research Organization | India
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Aug. 10, 1979, 2:28 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Indian small satellite used to evaluate the launch vehicle performance of the SLV-3 rocket

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta 2914 | Westar 3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 10, 1979, 12:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 16

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 3, 1979, 10:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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