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Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 22

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 3, 1981, 1 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Molniya-M | US-K 23

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 31, 1981, 10:53 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Titan IIIC | Vortex 10

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 31, 1981, 9:22 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ELINT satellite focussed on communications intelligence

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Proton-K/D-1 | Venera-13

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 30, 1981, 6:04 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Venus orbiter and lander

Venus Orbit
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Molniya-M | Molniya-3 31L

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 17, 1981, 5:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Molniya communication satellites operating from a highly elliptical orbit

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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 49

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 15, 1981, 9:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 31

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 13, 1981, 11:01 p.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.

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 10

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 9, 1981, 4:59 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit
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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 19

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 9, 1981, 10:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta 2310 | Solar Mesosphere Explorer

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 6, 1981, 11:27 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Scientific satellite dedicated to research related to the Earth's ozone layer

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