Kosmos-3M from Kapustin Yar LC-107 launched India's Bhaskara 1, an ISRO earth-observation satellite with TV cameras and a SAMIR microwave radiometer for hydrology, forestry, geology, and ocean-surface studies.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 425 kg
- Flight
- 204th
- of 445 Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flights
- Date and time
- 7 June 1979, 10:30 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Builder
- Polyot
- Launch site
- 107/1, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1979-051
- Launches in 1979
- 52nd of 110
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