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Orion

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on January 12, 1982, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 12, 1982 · 12:30 UTCLaunch 1982-002Launch no. 2,513 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 12, 1982, 12:30
Launch designation
1982-002
Mission
Orion
Flight name
Kosmos-1332
Vehicle flight ID
77023 -076 976?

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
254 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-13321982-002ANORAD 13031Military-Topographic Service of the Soviet ArmyOptical imaging2,200 kgLanded · Jan 25, 1982

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