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4V-1M No. 760

Proton-K/D-1 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on October 30, 1981, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 30, 1981 · 06:04 UTCLaunch 1981-106Launch no. 2,493 in the log
RocketProton-K/D-1
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/40
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 30, 1981, 06:04
Launch designation
1981-106
Mission
4V-1M No. 760
Flight name
Venera-13
Vehicle flight ID
311-01

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.1 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Venera-131981-106ANORAD 12927Institut Kosmicheksiye IssledovaniyaDeep space2,718 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Oct 30, 1981
SA Veneri-131981-106DNORAD 15599Institut Kosmicheksiye IssledovaniyaDeep space675 kgLeft for deep space attached to another object · Oct 30, 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.