NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1969-038A
Cosmos 279 was a second generation, high resolution Soviet photo surveillance satellite launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz rocket.
Launch Date: 1969-04-15
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Mass: 4730 kg
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