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Tsiklon-2 | US-P 10

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 20, 1981, 11:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ocean surveillance satellite using passive ELINT devices

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Proton-K/DM | Raduga 8

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 18, 1981, 4:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 34

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 17, 1981, 8:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Titan IIIC | DSP 9

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 16, 1981, 7:24 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

American early warning satellite

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Tsiklon-2 | IS-A 12

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 14, 1981, 4:55 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation ASAT satellite

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Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-4

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 12, 1981, 7 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Soyuz T-4 was the 14th mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the EO-6 expedition, which was the final long-duration crew for the station. The mission began on March 12, 1981, 19:00:11 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Kovalyonok and Flight Engineer Viktor Savinykh into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 74-day stay on the station, EO-6 crew conducted various experiments, and were visited by Soyuz 39 and Soyuz 40 crews. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on May 26, 1981, 12:37:34 UTC.

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 209-216

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 6, 1981, 11:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

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Tsiklon-2 | US-A 17

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 5, 1981, 6:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 16

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 5, 1981, 3 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

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Titan 24B | KH-8 51

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 28, 1981, 7:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-8 Block 4 high resolution reconnaissance satellite.

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