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Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on March 27, 1980, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 27, 1980 · 07:30 UTCLaunch 1980-023Launch no. 2,300 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 27, 1980, 07:30
Launch designation
1980-023
Mission
Vektor
Flight name
Kosmos-1169
Vehicle flight ID
65098-311

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
517 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.570 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-11691980-023ANORAD 11741Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration570 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 3, 1983

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.