Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 21

Launch information

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Mission description

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 21’.

Launch image Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 21

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Sept. 18, 1981, 9:30 a.m.

Timezone: Europe/Moscow

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Zenit-4MT 21 (LEO)

Launcher

Soviet Space Program

Rocket

Soyuz U

Location

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Pad

43/3 (43L)

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 21’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
12835 COSMOS 1308 LEO 82.92 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES In-orbit
12837 COSMOS 1309 LEO 82.31 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Soyuz U | Zenit-4MT 21’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#2475

To this date

Location Launch

#834

To this date

Pad Launch

#139

To this date

Agency Launch

#1525

To this date

Orbital Launch

#94

Year 1981

Location Launch

#47

Year 1981

Pad Launch

#15

Year 1981

Agency Launch

#77

Year 1981

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