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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

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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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Tsiklon-3 | Tselina-D 30

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 24, 1981, 9:40 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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Tsiklon-2 | US-A 19

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 24, 1981, 4:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Active radar satellite for ocean surveillance powered by a nuclear reactor.

Low Earth Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-4K2 1

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 21, 1981, 10:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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