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AUOS-Z 401 M-A-IK

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 21, 1981, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 21, 1981 · 13:10 UTCLaunch 1981-094Launch no. 2,481 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 21, 1981, 13:10
Launch designation
1981-094
Mission
AUOS-Z 401 M-A-IK
Flight name
Aureole 3
Vehicle flight ID
67099-802

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,998 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Aureole 31981-094ANORAD 12848InterkosmosSpace science1,030 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.