Soyuz-U from Plesetsk Site 43/4 launched Kosmos 1106, a Zenit-2M/NKh (Gektor-Priroda) film-return earth-observation satellite with a Nauka science module, supporting dual military reconnaissance and civilian resource imaging.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 153rd
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 12 June 1979, 07:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1979-054
- Launches in 1979
- 55th of 110
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