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Fram

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 22, 1980, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 22, 1980 · 10:00 UTCLaunch 1980-070Launch no. 2,349 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 22, 1980, 10:00
Launch designation
1980-070
Mission
Fram
Flight name
Kosmos-1207
Vehicle flight ID
76047 -065

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
263 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.1 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-12071980-070ANORAD 11938Priroda Center GUGKOptical imaging2,455 kgLanded · Sep 4, 1980

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