NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1979-037A
Cosmos 1097 was a Soviet photo surveillance satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz rocket. First flight test of Yantar-4K1. Returned as planned after 30 days.
Launch Date: 1979-04-27
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation (Longer) Upper Stage
Launch Site: Plesetsk, U.S.S.R
Mass: 6700 kg
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