2026-244Latest orbital launch: Falcon 9 · Starlink Group 15-16 · Oct 27, 2026 · VandenbergLaunch record →
sci-techmaventhe history of spaceflight, in data
  1. Home
  2. Launches
  3. 1980
  4. 1980-069
// orbital launch

Tselina-D

Vostok 8A92M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 15, 1980, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 15, 1980 · 05:34 UTCLaunch 1980-069Launch no. 2,348 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 15, 1980, 05:34
Launch designation
1980-069
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-1206
Vehicle flight ID
76047 -352

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
688 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-12061980-069ANORAD 11932Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 13, 2002

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