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Soyuz U | Zenit-2M 79

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 29, 1977, 8 a.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-6U 3

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 27, 1977, 6:07 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 3

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 23, 1977, 9:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 22, 1977, 10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 2

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 20, 1977, 7:35 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

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Molniya-M | US-K 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 20, 1977, 4:44 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1 7

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 19, 1977, 8:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Radar calibration satellite

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Proton | TKS 1

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 17, 1977, 9 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Resupply mission for Salyut space station

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Delta 2914 | Himawari

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 14, 1977, 10:39 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese meteorological satellite built by Hughes Space and Communications Company

Geostationary Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 9

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 13, 1977, 5:02 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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