Tsiklon-2 from Baikonur lofted Kosmos 1579, a US-A (RORSAT) nuclear-powered radar ocean reconnaissance satellite that tracked Western naval vessels for the Soviet Navy.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.3 T
- Flight
- 63rd
- of 105 Tsiklon-2 flights
- Date and time
- 29 June 1984, 00:21 UTC
- Rocket
- Tsiklon-2
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Launch site
- 90, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1984-069
- Launches in 1984
- 69th of 129
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