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Musson No. 12

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 30, 1981, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 30, 1981 · 08:00 UTCLaunch 1981-098Launch no. 2,485 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 30, 1981, 08:00
Launch designation
1981-098
Mission
Musson No. 12
Flight name
Kosmos-1312
Vehicle flight ID
51099-801

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,504 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-13121981-098ANORAD 12879NPO Applied MechanicsGeodesy1,588 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.