Kosmos 1116, a Tselina-D (Ikar) electronic-intelligence satellite for the Soviet military SIGINT constellation. Vostok-2M (8A92M) from Plesetsk Site 43/4 placed the craft in near-polar LEO for ELINT collection.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.8 T
- Flight
- 65th
- of 93 Vostok 8A92M flights
- Date and time
- 20 July 1979, 11:58 UTC
- Rocket
- Vostok 8A92M
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1979-067
- Launches in 1979
- 68th of 110
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