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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 29

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 12, 1980, 12:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Tsiklon-2 | US-P 9

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 4, 1980, 3:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices

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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 28

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 31, 1980, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | FLTSATCOM 4

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 31, 1980, 3:54 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

FLTSATCOM satellite for US Navy, Air Force and presidential communications

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Soyuz U | Yantar-4K1 3

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 30, 1980, 10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation high resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

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Molniya-M | US-K 17

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 24, 1980, 10:53 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 27

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 16, 1980, 12:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Kosmos-3M | Tselina-O 40

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 14, 1980, 8:41 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Tselina-O (11F616) was one component of two-satellite Tselina ELINT satellite system. Tselina-O provided general ELINT surveillance to be examined in detail by the larger Tselina-D satellites.

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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKM 39

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 10, 1980, 1:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Zenit reconnaissance satellite

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 7

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 5, 1980, 5:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit
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