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Proton-K/DM | Ekran

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 25, 1981, 11:55 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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Molniya-M | Molniya-1K 50

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 24, 1981, 5:47 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellite in a highly elliptic orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Atlas F | NOAA 7

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 23, 1981, 10:52 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Third generation LEO meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Molniya-M | US-K 21

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 19, 1981, 7:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Ariane 1 | Meteosat 2

Aérospatiale | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
June 19, 1981, 12:32 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

European meteorological satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 40

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 17, 1981, 9:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 18

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 16, 1981, 7 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 30L

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 9, 1981, 3:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

Elliptical Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | Parus 27

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 4, 1981, 3:41 p.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 | Yantar-2K 19

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 3, 1981, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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