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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 21

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 18, 1981, 9:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 29

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 18, 1981, 3:34 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 47

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 15, 1981, 11:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Tsiklon-2 | US-P 12

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 14, 1981, 8:31 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 28L

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 11, 1981, 8:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Tsikada 8

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 4, 1981, 11:06 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Civilian navigation satellite equivalent to the purely military Parus

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 46

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 4, 1981, 8 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan IIID | KH-11 4

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 3, 1981, 6:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-11 reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Strela-2M 25

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 28, 1981, 4:18 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Resurs-F1 17F41 16L

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 27, 1981, 10:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Resurs-F1 (17F41) type film-return Earth observation satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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