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TKS-M No. 16401

Proton-K launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on March 2, 1983, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 2, 1983 · 09:37 UTCLaunch 1983-013Launch no. 2,654 in the log
RocketProton-K
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/39
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 2, 1983, 09:37
Launch designation
1983-013
Mission
TKS-M No. 16401
Flight name
Kosmos-1443
Vehicle flight ID
309-02

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
395 km
Payload mass to orbit
23.2 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-14431983-013ANORAD 13868ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)Human spaceflight14.8 tDocked with another object · Mar 10, 1983
Kosmos-1443 VA1983-013Ministry 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.