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Zenit-6

Soyuz-U launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 7, 1983, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 7, 1983 · 12:10 UTCLaunch 1983-119Launch no. 2,761 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 7, 1983, 12:10
Launch designation
1983-119
Mission
Zenit-6
Flight name
Kosmos-1512
Vehicle flight ID
78012 -786

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-15121983-119ANORAD 14542Main Space Forces DirectorateOptical imaging2,655 kgLanded · Dec 21, 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.