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Tselina-D

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 24, 1981, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 24, 1981 · 21:40 UTCLaunch 1981-082Launch no. 2,469 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 24, 1981, 21:40
Launch designation
1981-082
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-1300
Vehicle flight ID
51099-801

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-13001981-082ANORAD 12785Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 7, 2026

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