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Molniya-M | Molniya-1K 44

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 31, 1979, 3:56 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Feng Bao 1 | Shi Jian 2

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
July 27, 1979, 9:28 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Chinese micrometeoroids and debris research satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-2M/NKh 4

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 27, 1979, 7:30 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 | Zenit-4MKM 32

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 25, 1979, 3:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 20

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 20, 1979, 11:58 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 11

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 13, 1979, 8:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 39

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 11, 1979, 3:41 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 31

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 10, 1979, 9 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 6

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
July 6, 1979, 8:20 a.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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Proton-K/DM | Gorizont 2

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 5, 1979, 11:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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