About this launch
6 Soviet amateur radio satellites
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Site
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Rocket and boosterKosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
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MissionCommunications · LEO
Communications · LEO
What it put in orbit19 catalogued objects, 6 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| RADIO 3 1981-120A | Payload | 1563 × 1658 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| RADIO 8 1981-120B | Payload | 1651 × 1682 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| RADIO 5 1981-120C | Payload | 1645 × 1669 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| RADIO 4 1981-120D | Payload | 1636 × 1664 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| RADIO 7 1981-120E | Payload | 1621 × 1661 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| RADIO 6 1981-120F | Payload | 1578 × 1661 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| SL-8 R/B 1981-120G | Rocket body | 1653 × 1785 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| SL-8 DEB 1981-120H | Debris | 1569 × 1659 km · 83.0° | Globe |
Show all 19 objects
| SL-8 DEB 1981-120J | Debris | 1623 × 1666 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| SL-8 DEB 1981-120K | Debris | 1565 × 1658 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| SL-8 DEB 1981-120L | Debris | 1646 × 1681 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| SL-8 DEB 1981-120M | Debris | 1623 × 1669 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| SL-8 DEB 1981-120N | Debris | 1641 × 1698 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| SL-8 DEB 1981-120P | Debris | 1584 × 1659 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| SL-8 DEB 1981-120Q | Debris | 1652 × 1656 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| SL-8 DEB 1981-120R | Debris | 1642 × 1679 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| SL-8 DEB 1981-120S | Debris | 1643 × 1658 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| SL-8 DEB 1981-120T | Debris | 1566 × 1657 km · 83.0° | Globe |
| SL-8 DEB 1981-120U | Debris | 1613 × 1656 km · 83.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1981-120. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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