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Tselina-D

Vostok 8A92M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on October 13, 1981, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 13, 1981 · 23:01 UTCLaunch 1981-103Launch no. 2,490 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 13, 1981, 23:01
Launch designation
1981-103
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-1315
Vehicle flight ID
78017 -357

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-13151981-103ANORAD 12903Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 31, 2015

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