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Meteor-Priroda No. 2-4

Vostok 8A92M launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on July 10, 1981, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 10, 1981 · 05:14 UTCLaunch 1981-065Launch no. 2,452 in the log
RocketVostok 8A92M
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 10, 1981, 05:14
Launch designation
1981-065
Mission
Meteor-Priroda No. 2-4
Flight name
Meteor-Priroda
Vehicle flight ID
76042 -389

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
708 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Meteor-Priroda1981-065ANORAD 12585Priroda Center GUGKMeteorology1,500 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 20, 2025
Iskra1981-065DNORAD 19236Moscow Aviation Institute, Student KB IskraCommunications35 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 16, 1990

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