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Orion

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on August 3, 1982, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 3, 1982 · 11:30 UTCLaunch 1982-077Launch no. 2,592 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 3, 1982, 11:30
Launch designation
1982-077
Mission
Orion
Flight name
Kosmos-1398
Vehicle flight ID
77049 -803

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
244 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.7 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-13981982-077ANORAD 13396Military-Topographic Service of the Soviet ArmyOptical imaging2,200 kgLanded · Aug 13, 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.