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Oko

Molniya 8K78M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 22, 1982, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 22, 1982 · 06:23 UTCLaunch 1982-095Launch no. 2,612 in the log
RocketMolniya 8K78Mvariant 2BL
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC16/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 22, 1982, 06:23
Launch designation
1982-095
Mission
Oko
Flight name
Kosmos-1409
Vehicle flight ID
76053 -639

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
40,163 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-14091982-095ANORAD 13585Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyMissile early warning1,250 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 8, 2009

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