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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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SLV-3 | Rohini RS-D-1

Indian Space Research Organization | India
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
May 31, 1981, 3:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Indian Earth observation test satellites

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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 501

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 23, 1981, 10:42 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Delta 3914 | GOES 5

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 22, 1981, 10:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary meteorological satellite

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Soyuz U | Zenit-4MKT 17

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 22, 1981, 7:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 39

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 21, 1981, 9:10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 29

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 19, 1981, 3:49 a.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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Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 18

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 18, 1981, 11:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

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Scout G-1 | Nova 1

Vought | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 15, 1981, 6:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Improved Transit navigation satellite

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Vostok 8A92M | Meteor-2 7

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 14, 1981, 9:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Second generation soviet meteorological satellite

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