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Tselina-D

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

December 3, 1981 · 11:47 UTCLaunch 1981-117Launch no. 2,504 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 3, 1981, 11:47
Launch designation
1981-117
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-1328
Vehicle flight ID
45029-803

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-13281981-117ANORAD 12987Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 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.