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Vektor

Kosmos 11K65M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on April 6, 1983, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 6, 1983 · 12:00 UTCLaunch 1983-027Launch no. 2,668 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC132/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 6, 1983, 12:00
Launch designation
1983-027
Mission
Vektor
Flight name
Kosmos-1450
Vehicle flight ID
53719-512

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
515 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.570 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-14501983-027ANORAD 13972Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration570 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 30, 1990

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