Kosmos 279 (Zenit-4 No.56), a Soviet high-resolution film-return photoreconnaissance satellite. Voskhod from Baikonur Site 31/6 placed it in LEO for optical imaging on 15 April 1969; recovered about eight days later.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 5.7 T (est.)
- Flight
- 92nd
- of 299 Voskhod flights
- Date and time
- 15 April 1969, 08:14 UTC
- Rocket
- Voskhod
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1969-038
- Launches in 1969
- 45th of 125
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