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Meteor-2 No. 12

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on March 25, 1982, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 25, 1982 · 09:50 UTCLaunch 1982-025Launch no. 2,537 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 25, 1982, 09:50
Launch designation
1982-025
Mission
Meteor-2 No. 12
Flight name
Meteor-2
Vehicle flight ID
67029-805

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
963 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Meteor-21982-025ANORAD 13113Main Space Forces DirectorateMeteorology1,500 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.