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Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 21

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 26, 1979, 6:12 p.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-6U 13

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 22, 1979, 12:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-1K 45

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 20, 1979, 7:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 21

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 16, 1979, 12:17 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-6U 12

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 12, 1979, 12:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 22

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 11, 1979, 4:36 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 17

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 5, 1979, 11:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 3, 1979, 5:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit
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Titan IIIC | Vortex 9

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 1, 1979, 11:22 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ELINT satellite focussed on communications intelligence

Medium Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 11

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 28, 1979, 12:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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