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Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 11

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 2, 1979, 4 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

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Kosmos-3M | AUOS-Z-R-P-IK 1

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 1, 1979, 8:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ocean and Earth surface study satellite

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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 5

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 31, 1979, 9:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

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Scout G-1 | Magsat

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 30, 1979, 2:16 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Scientific satellite dedicated to near-earth magnetic fields measurements

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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