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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 26

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 7, 1982, 3:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-1K 52

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 23, 1981, 1:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Ariane 1 | Marecs 1

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 20, 1981, 1:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 23

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 19, 1981, 11:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas E/SVS | Navstar 7

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 19, 1981, 1:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

First generation GPS satellite

Medium Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Radio Sputnik 3 to 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 17, 1981, 11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

6 Soviet amateur radio satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 503

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 15, 1981, 11:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 51

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 4, 1981, 9:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 32

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 3, 1981, 11:47 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 225-232

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 28, 1981, 6:08 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

Low Earth Orbit
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