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Okean-OE NKhM No. 1

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on September 28, 1983, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 28, 1983 · 07:59 UTCLaunch 1983-099Launch no. 2,741 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 28, 1983, 07:59
Launch designation
1983-099
Mission
Okean-OE NKhM No. 1
Flight name
Kosmos-1500
Vehicle flight ID
51042-302-12L

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
667 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-15001983-099ANORAD 14372Meteorological ServiceOptical imaging1,900 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 12, 2025

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