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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

Low Earth Orbit
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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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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1D

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 21, 1981, 11:23 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
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Mu-3S | Hinotori

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science | Japan
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Feb. 21, 1981, 12:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A satellite for the study of solar flares during solar maximum

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Molniya-M | US-K 19

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 19, 1981, 10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Early warning satellite

Elliptical Orbit
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Soyuz U | Yantar-1KFT 1

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 18, 1981, 9 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 33

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 13, 1981, 11:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Kosmos-3M | Parus 26

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 12, 1981, 6:21 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

Low Earth Orbit
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N-2 | Kiku-3

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Feb. 11, 1981, 8:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Test satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Kosmos-3M | AUOS-Z-R-P-IK 2

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 6, 1981, 8 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Ocean and Earth surface study satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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