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Zenit-6

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on March 2, 1983, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 2, 1983 · 10:50 UTCLaunch 1983-014Launch no. 2,655 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 2, 1983, 10:50
Launch designation
1983-014
Mission
Zenit-6
Flight name
Kosmos-1444
Vehicle flight ID
78017 -943

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-14441983-014ANORAD 13870Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Mar 16, 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.