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Tselina-D

Vostok 8A92M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on November 21, 1980, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 21, 1980 · 11:53 UTCLaunch 1980-093Launch no. 2,372 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 21, 1980, 11:53
Launch designation
1980-093
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-1222
Vehicle flight ID
76047 -353

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-12221980-093ANORAD 12071Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 27, 2011

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