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. 1981
  4. 1981-075
// orbital launch

IK Bulgaria-1300

Vostok 8A92M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 7, 1981, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 7, 1981 · 13:35 UTCLaunch 1981-075Launch no. 2,462 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 7, 1981, 13:35
Launch designation
1981-075
Mission
IK Bulgaria-1300
Vehicle flight ID
78039 -375

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
902 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
IK Bolgaria-13001981-075ANORAD 12645InterkosmosSpace science1,500 kgIn orbit

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