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Zenit-6

Soyuz-U2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on December 23, 1982, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 23, 1982 · 09:10 UTCLaunch 1982-119Launch no. 2,637 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 23, 1982, 09:10
Launch designation
1982-119
Mission
Zenit-6
Flight name
Kosmos-1425
Vehicle flight ID
77024 -777 (002?)

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-14251982-119ANORAD 13739Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Jan 6, 1983

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