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Zenit-6

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

December 3, 1982 · 12:00 UTCLaunch 1982-114Launch no. 2,632 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC43/3
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 3, 1982, 12:00
Launch designation
1982-114
Mission
Zenit-6
Flight name
Kosmos-1422
Vehicle flight ID
76054 -766

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
288 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-14221982-114ANORAD 13677Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Dec 17, 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.