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Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-4

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 12, 1981, 7 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soyuz T-4 was the 14th mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the EO-6 expedition, which was the final long-duration crew for the station. The mission began on March 12, 1981, 19:00:11 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Kovalyonok and Flight Engineer Viktor Savinykh into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 74-day stay on the station, EO-6 crew conducted various experiments, and were visited by Soyuz 39 and Soyuz 40 crews. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on May 26, 1981, 12:37:34 UTC.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 209-216

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 6, 1981, 11:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

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Tsiklon-2 | US-A 17

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 5, 1981, 6:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Active radar satellite for ocean surveillance powered by a nuclear reactor.

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Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 16

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 5, 1981, 3 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

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Titan 24B | KH-8 51

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 28, 1981, 7:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-8 Block 4 high resolution reconnaissance satellite.

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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1D

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 21, 1981, 11:23 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company

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Mu-3S | Hinotori

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Feb. 21, 1981, 12:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A satellite for the study of solar flares during solar maximum

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Molniya-M | US-K 19

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 19, 1981, 10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-1KFT 1

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 18, 1981, 9 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 33

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 13, 1981, 11:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

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