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Oktan No. 216

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on August 4, 1982, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 4, 1982 · 11:30 UTCLaunch 1982-078Launch no. 2,593 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 4, 1982, 11:30
Launch designation
1982-078
Mission
Oktan No. 216
Flight name
Kosmos-1399
Vehicle flight ID
77049 -216

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
354 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.6 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-13991982-078ANORAD 13399Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,886 kgLanded · Sep 16, 1982
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1982-078Ministry of General Machine Building———
Spuskaemaya Kapsula1982-078Ministry of General Machine Building———

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