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Zenit-4MKM

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on October 10, 1980, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 10, 1980 · 13:10 UTCLaunch 1980-082Launch no. 2,361 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 10, 1980, 13:10
Launch designation
1980-082
Mission
Zenit-4MKM
Flight name
Kosmos-1214
Vehicle flight ID
77023 -467

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-12141980-082ANORAD 12008Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,400 kgLanded · Oct 23, 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.