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Thor DSV-2U | DMSP-5D1 F5

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 15, 1980, 2:22 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 14, 1980, 10:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ekran was a Soviet series of geostationary satellites which were the first in the world to provide Direct-To-Home TV service.

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 22

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 9, 1980, 12:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 193-200

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 9, 1980, 12:42 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | US-K 16

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 2, 1980, 12:53 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 23

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 1, 1980, 7:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Progress 10

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 29, 1980, 4:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 21

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 26, 1980, 12:20 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-1K 47

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 21, 1980, 6:34 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Titan IIID | KH-9 16

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 18, 1980, 6:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Large reconnaissance satellite equipped with four return capsules.

Low Earth Orbit
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