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Zenit-6

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 15, 1981, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 15, 1981 · 11:30 UTCLaunch 1981-090Launch no. 2,477 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 15, 1981, 11:30
Launch designation
1981-090
Mission
Zenit-6
Flight name
Kosmos-1307
Vehicle flight ID
78039 -416

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
564 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-13071981-090ANORAD 12830Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Sep 29, 1981

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