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Global Spaceflight Register of 1981

ID	Y	M	D	Country	Project	Vehicle	Reference	Result	Launch Site	Altitude Peak	Rocket Mass	Payload Mass	Launch Mass	Lives	Payload Identity (A)	Class (A)	Objective (A)	Altitude (A)	Mass (A)	Payload Identity (B)	Class (B)	Objective (B)	Altitude (B)	Mass (B)	Payload Identity (C)	Class (C)	Objective (C)	Altitude (C)	Mass (C)	Crewmember 1	Crewmember 2
1	1981	Jan	06	USSR	Kosmos 1237	Soyuz-U	77023-474	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	382.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1237	Satellite	Military Surveillance	382.00	6,300.00
2	1981	Jan	09	RUS	Molniya 3-14	Molniya-M-ML	77023-617	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	39,863.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 3-14	Satellite	Military Communications	39,863.00	1,600.00
3	1981	Jan	16	RUS	Kosmos 1238	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-230	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,706.00	107,335.00	550.00	107,885.00		Kosmos 1238	Satellite	Radar Research	1,706.00	550.00
4	1981	Jan	16	USSR	Kosmos 1239	Soyuz-U	78017-821	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	231.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1239	Satellite	Military Surveillance	231.00	6,300.00
5	1981	Jan	20	USSR	Kosmos 1240	Soyuz-U	77023-975	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	359.00	130,600.00	6,600.00	137,200.00		Kosmos 1240	Satellite	Military Surveillance	359.00	6,600.00
6	1981	Jan	21	RUS	Kosmos 1241	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-231	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	995.00	107,335.00	650.00	107,985.00		Kosmos 1241	Weapon	Anti-Satellite System	995.00	650.00
7	1981	Jan	23	RUS	Geo-IK-1	Tsiklon-3	TS3-8	Failure	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	50.00	184,900.00	1,500.00	186,400.00		Geo-IK-1	Satellite	Geodetic Research	50.00	1,500.00
8	1981	Jan	24	USSR	Progress 12	Soyuz-U	P15000-235	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	308.00	130,600.00	7,020.00	137,620.00		Progress 12	Spacecraft	Cargo	308.00	7,020.00
9	1981	Jan	27	USSR	Kosmos 1242	Vostok-8A92M	78017-354	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	584.00	109,100.00	3,800.00	112,900.00		Kosmos 1242	Satellite	Military Communications	584.00	3,800.00
10	1981	Jan	30	RUS	Molniya 1-49	Molniya-M-ML	76038-510	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	38,759.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 1-49	Satellite	Military Communications	38,759.00	1,600.00
11	1981	Feb	02	RUS	Kosmos 1243	Tsiklon-2	TS2-45	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	1,013.00	174,800.00	1,400.00	176,200.00		Kosmos 1243	Weapon	Anti-Satellite System	1,013.00	1,400.00
12	1981	Feb	06	RUS	Interkosmos 21	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-232	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	506.00	107,335.00	550.00	107,885.00		Interkosmos 21	Satellite	Planetary Science of Earth	506.00	550.00
13	1981	Feb	11	JPN	Kiku-3	N-2	N-7	Success	Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima Island	16,237.00	90,470.00	640.00	91,110.00		Kiku-3	Satellite	Navigation	16,237.00	640.00
14	1981	Feb	12	RUS	Kosmos 1244	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-233	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,006.00	107,335.00	810.00	108,145.00		Kosmos 1244	Satellite	Navigation	1,006.00	810.00
15	1981	Feb	13	USSR	Kosmos 1245	Soyuz-U	76053-478	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	374.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1245	Satellite	Military Surveillance	374.00	6,300.00
16	1981	Feb	18	USSR	Kosmos 1246	Soyuz-U	Ts15000-264	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	263.00	130,600.00	6,600.00	137,200.00		Kosmos 1246	Satellite	Military Surveillance	263.00	6,600.00
17	1981	Feb	19	RUS	Kosmos 1247	Molniya-M-2BL	76047-549	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	35,529.00	132,060.00	1,250.00	133,310.00		Kosmos 1247	Satellite	Early Warning	35,529.00	1,250.00
18	1981	Feb	21	JPN	SS-07 Hinoturi	Mu-3S	M-3S-2	Success	Uchinoura (Kagoshima) Space Center	279.00	45,800.00	185.00	45,985.00		SS-07 Hinoturi	Satellite	X-ray Astronomy	279.00	185.00
19	1981	Feb	21	USA	Comstar 4	Atlas-SLV3C-Centaur-D1A-R	AC-42	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	35,792.00	73,858.00	1,520.00	75,378.00		Comstar 4	Satellite	Civilian Communications	35,792.00	1,520.00
20	1981	Feb	28	USA	OPS 1166	Titan-III-B-(24)	24B-24-3B-59	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	336.00	172,040.00	3,000.00	175,040.00		OPS 1166	Satellite	Military Surveillance	336.00	3,000.00
21	1981	Mar	05	USSR	Kosmos 1248	Soyuz-U	77023-475	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	531.00	130,600.00	6,600.00	137,200.00		Kosmos 1248	Satellite	Military Surveillance	531.00	6,600.00
22	1981	Mar	05	RUS	Kosmos 1249	Tsiklon-2	TS2-46	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	976.00	174,800.00	3,800.00	178,600.00		Kosmos 1249	Satellite	Military Surveillance	976.00	3,800.00
23	1981	Mar	06	RUS	Kosmos 1250 to 1257	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-234	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,497.00	107,335.00	320.00	107,655.00		Kosmos 1250 to 1257	Satellite	Military Communications	1,497.00	320.00
24	1981	Mar	12	USSR	Soyuz T-4	Soyuz-U	Ts15000-266	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	237.00	130,600.00	6,850.00	137,450.00	♥ 2	Soyuz T-4	Spacecraft	Manned Flight	237.00	6,850.00											Vladimir Vasiliyevich Kovalyonok	Viktor Petrovich Savinykh
25	1981	Mar	14	RUS	Kosmos 1258	Tsiklon-2	TS2-47	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	1,022.00	174,800.00	1,400.00	176,200.00		Kosmos 1258	Weapon	Anti-Satellite System	1,022.00	1,400.00
26	1981	Mar	16	USA	IMEWS 11	Titan-III-C-(23)	3C-40	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	35,527.00	158,008.00	1,170.00	159,178.00		IMEWS 11	Satellite	Early Warning	35,527.00	1,170.00
27	1981	Mar	17	USSR	Kosmos 1259	Soyuz-U	77023-468	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	379.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1259	Satellite	Military Surveillance	379.00	6,300.00
28	1981	Mar	18	USSR	Raduga 8	Proton-K-DM	306-01	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	36,115.00	686,635.00	1,940.00	688,575.00		Raduga 8	Satellite	Military Communications	36,115.00	1,940.00
29	1981	Mar	20	RUS	Kosmos 1260	Tsiklon-2	TS2-48	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	444.00	174,800.00	3,000.00	177,800.00		Kosmos 1260	Satellite	Military Surveillance	444.00	3,000.00
30	1981	Mar	22	USSR	Soyuz 39	Soyuz-U	P15000-257	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	249.00	130,600.00	6,800.00	137,400.00	♥ 2	Soyuz 39	Spacecraft	Manned Flight	249.00	6,800.00											Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dzhanibekov	Jügderdemidiin Gurragchaa
31	1981	Mar	24	RUS	Molniya 3-15	Molniya-M-ML	77025-525	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	40,052.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 3-15	Satellite	Military Communications	40,052.00	1,600.00
32	1981	Mar	28	USSR	Kosmos (1261)	Soyuz-U	78055-927	Failure	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	50.00	130,600.00	6,600.00	137,200.00		Kosmos (1261)	Satellite	Military Surveillance	50.00	6,600.00
33	1981	Mar	31	RUS	Kosmos 1261	Molniya-M-2BL	78017-553	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	35,583.00	132,060.00	1,250.00	133,310.00		Kosmos 1261	Satellite	Geodetic Research	35,583.00	1,250.00
34	1981	Apr	07	USSR	Kosmos 1262	Soyuz-U	76053-480	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	372.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1262	Satellite	Military Surveillance	372.00	6,300.00
35	1981	Apr	09	RUS	Kosmos 1263	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-235	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,684.00	107,335.00	550.00	107,885.00		Kosmos 1263	Satellite	Radar Research	1,684.00	550.00
36	1981	Apr	12	USA	STS-1 Columbia	Shuttle	OV-102	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	251.00	850,293.00	4,909.00	855,202.00	♥ 2	STS-1 Columbia	Spacecraft	Manned Flight	251.00	4,909.00											John Watts Young	Robert "Bob" Laurel Crippen
37	1981	Apr	15	USSR	Kosmos 1264	Soyuz-U	76053-482	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	382.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1264	Satellite	Military Surveillance	382.00	6,300.00
38	1981	Apr	16	USSR	Kosmos 1265	Soyuz-U	76053-479	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	267.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1265	Satellite	Military Surveillance	267.00	6,300.00
39	1981	Apr	21	RUS	Kosmos 1266	Tsiklon-2	TS2-49	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	941.00	174,800.00	3,800.00	178,600.00		Kosmos 1266	Satellite	Military Surveillance	941.00	3,800.00
40	1981	Apr	24	USA	Jumpseat 6	Titan-III-B-(34)	34B-8--3B-60	Partial	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	708.00	180,090.00	700.00	180,790.00		Jumpseat 6	Satellite	Military Communications	708.00	700.00
41	1981	Apr	25	RUS	Kosmos 1267	Proton-K	299-02	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	259.00	669,085.00	19,000.00	688,085.00		Kosmos 1267	Spacecraft	Military Technology	259.00	19,000.00
42	1981	Apr	28	USSR	Kosmos 1268	Soyuz-U	77053-484	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	366.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1268	Satellite	Military Surveillance	366.00	6,300.00
43	1981	May	07	RUS	Kosmos 1269	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-236	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	798.00	107,335.00	750.00	108,085.00		Kosmos 1269	Satellite	Military Communications	798.00	750.00
44	1981	May	14	USSR	Soyuz 40	Soyuz-U	P15000-246	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	270.00	130,600.00	6,800.00	137,400.00	♥ 2	Soyuz 40	Spacecraft	Manned Flight	270.00	6,800.00											Leonid Ivanovich Popov	DumitruDorin Prunariu
45	1981	May	14	USSR	Meteor 2-7	Vostok-8A92M	44050-392	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	888.00	109,100.00	2,750.00	111,850.00		Meteor 2-7	Satellite	Weather Research	888.00	2,750.00
46	1981	May	15	USA	Nova 1	Scout-G-1	192C	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	1,185.00	21,094.00	170.00	21,264.00		Nova 1	Satellite	Navigation	1,185.00	170.00
47	1981	May	18	USSR	Kosmos 1270	Soyuz-U	76053-485	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	345.00	130,600.00	6,600.00	137,200.00		Kosmos 1270	Satellite	Military Surveillance	345.00	6,600.00
48	1981	May	19	USSR	Kosmos 1271	Vostok-8A92M	78017-355	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	582.00	109,100.00	2,500.00	111,600.00		Kosmos 1271	Satellite	Military Communications	582.00	2,500.00
49	1981	May	21	USSR	Kosmos 1272	Soyuz-U	78039-418	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	376.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1272	Satellite	Military Surveillance	376.00	6,300.00
50	1981	May	22	USSR	Kosmos 1273	Soyuz-U	76053-077	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	258.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1273	Satellite	Military Surveillance	258.00	6,300.00
51	1981	May	22	USA	GOES 5	Delta-3914	Thor-645-Delta-154	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	35,810.00	90,122.00	836.00	90,958.00		GOES 5	Satellite	Weather Research	35,810.00	836.00
52	1981	May	23	USA	Intelsat 5 F-1	Atlas-SLV3C-Centaur-D1A-R	AC-56	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	36,224.00	73,858.00	1,928.00	75,786.00		Intelsat 5 F-1	Satellite	Civilian Communications	36,224.00	1,928.00
53	1981	May	31	IND	Rohini 2	SLV-3	SLV-3D1	Partial	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Andhra Pradesh	374.00	17,560.00	40.00	17,600.00		Rohini 2	Satellite	Navigation	374.00	40.00
54	1981	Jun	03	USSR	Kosmos 1274	Soyuz-U	76053-483	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	291.00	130,600.00	6,600.00	137,200.00		Kosmos 1274	Satellite	Military Surveillance	291.00	6,600.00
55	1981	Jun	04	RUS	Kosmos 1275	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-237	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,005.00	107,335.00	810.00	108,145.00		Kosmos 1275	Satellite	Navigation	1,005.00	810.00
56	1981	Jun	09	RUS	Molniya 3-16	Molniya-M-ML	76053-622	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	40,027.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 3-16	Satellite	Military Communications	40,027.00	1,600.00
57	1981	Jun	16	USSR	Kosmos 1276	Soyuz-U	78039-078	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	233.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1276	Satellite	Military Surveillance	233.00	6,300.00
58	1981	Jun	17	USSR	Kosmos 1277	Soyuz-U	78039-417	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	373.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1277	Satellite	Military Surveillance	373.00	6,300.00
59	1981	Jun	19	EUR	CAT 3, Meteosat 2, Apple	Ariane-1	L-03	Success	Guiana Space Centre	36,329.00	207,256.00	3,469.00	210,725.00		CAT 3	Satellite	Navigation	26,528.00	1,602.00	Meteosat 2	Satellite	Weather Research	36,329.00	697.00	Apple	Satellite	Civilian Communications	35,945.00	1,170.00
60	1981	Jun	19	RUS	Kosmos 1278	Molniya-M-2BL	76047-554	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	37,962.00	132,060.00	1,250.00	133,310.00		Kosmos 1278	Satellite	Early Warning	37,962.00	1,250.00
61	1981	Jun	23	USA	NOAA 7	Atlas-F-Star-37S-ISS	87F	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	847.00	26,523.00	1,405.00	27,928.00		NOAA 7	Satellite	Weather Research	847.00	1,405.00
62	1981	Jun	24	RUS	Molniya 1-50	Molniya-M-ML	76038-607	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	0	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 1-50	Satellite	Military Communications		1,600.00
63	1981	Jun	25	USSR	Ekran 7	Proton-K-DM	305-01	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	35,816.00	686,635.00	1,970.00	688,605.00		Ekran 7	Satellite	Military Communications	35,816.00	1,970.00
64	1981	Jul	01	USSR	Kosmos 1279	Soyuz-U	78039-422	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	364.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1279	Satellite	Military Surveillance	364.00	6,300.00
65	1981	Jul	02	USSR	Kosmos 1280	Soyuz-U	78026-663	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	280.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1280	Satellite	Planetary Science of Earth	280.00	6,300.00
66	1981	Jul	07	USSR	Kosmos 1281	Soyuz-U	76053-477	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	389.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1281	Satellite	Military Surveillance	389.00	6,300.00
67	1981	Jul	10	USSR	Meteor M-31, Iskra	Vostok-8A92M	76042-389	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	645.00	109,100.00	3,828.00	112,928.00		Meteor M-31	Satellite	Weather Research	612.00	3,800.00	Iskra	Satellite	Material Science	645.00	28.00
68	1981	Jul	15	USSR	Kosmos 1282	Soyuz-U	78017-951	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	332.00	130,600.00	6,600.00	137,200.00		Kosmos 1282	Satellite	Military Surveillance	332.00	6,600.00
69	1981	Jul	17	USSR	Kosmos 1283	Soyuz-U	76047-940	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	242.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1283	Satellite	Planetary Science of Earth	242.00	6,300.00
70	1981	Jul	29	USSR	Kosmos 1284	Soyuz-U	78039-421	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	237.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1284	Satellite	Planetary Science of Earth	237.00	6,300.00
71	1981	Jul	30	USSR	Raduga 9	Proton-K-DM	301-02	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	35,828.00	686,635.00	1,940.00	688,575.00		Raduga 9	Satellite	Military Communications	35,828.00	1,940.00
72	1981	Aug	03	USA	Dynamic Explorer 1, Dynamic Explorer 2	Delta-3913	Thor-642--Delta-155	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	23,232.00	90,124.00	806.00	90,930.00		Dynamic Explorer 1	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	23,232.00	403.00	Dynamic Explorer 2	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	1,002.00	403.00
73	1981	Aug	04	RUS	Kosmos 1285	Molniya-M-2BL	76047-522	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	36,086.00	132,060.00	1,250.00	133,310.00		Kosmos 1285	Satellite	Early Warning	36,086.00	1,250.00
74	1981	Aug	04	RUS	Kosmos 1286	Tsiklon-2	TS2-50	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	442.00	174,800.00	3,000.00	177,800.00		Kosmos 1286	Satellite	Military Surveillance	442.00	3,000.00
75	1981	Aug	06	USA	Fleetsatcom 5	Atlas-SLV3C-Centaur-D1A-R	AC-59	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	36,300.00	73,858.00	1,884.00	75,742.00		Fleetsatcom 5	Satellite	Military Communications	36,300.00	1,884.00
76	1981	Aug	06	RUS	Kosmos 1287 to 1294	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-238	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,513.00	107,335.00	320.00	107,655.00		Kosmos 1287 to 1294	Satellite	Military Communications	1,513.00	320.00
77	1981	Aug	07	USSR	Interkosmos 22	Vostok-8A92M	78039-375	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	881.00	109,100.00	1,500.00	110,600.00		Interkosmos 22	Satellite	Magnetospheric Research	881.00	1,500.00
78	1981	Aug	10	JPN	Himawari 2	N-2	N-8	Success	Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima Island	36,034.00	90,470.00	670.00	91,140.00		Himawari 2	Satellite	Weather Research	36,034.00	670.00
79	1981	Aug	12	RUS	Kosmos 1295	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-239	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,009.00	107,335.00	700.00	108,035.00		Kosmos 1295	Satellite	Navigation	1,009.00	700.00
80	1981	Aug	13	USSR	Kosmos 1296	Soyuz-U	76053-978	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	354.00	130,600.00	6,600.00	137,200.00		Kosmos 1296	Satellite	Military Surveillance	354.00	6,600.00
81	1981	Aug	18	USSR	Kosmos 1297	Soyuz-U	76053-481	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	360.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1297	Satellite	Military Surveillance	360.00	6,300.00
82	1981	Aug	21	USSR	Kosmos 1298	Soyuz-U	78039-115	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	328.00	130,600.00	6,600.00	137,200.00		Kosmos 1298	Satellite	Military Surveillance	328.00	6,600.00
83	1981	Aug	24	RUS	Kosmos 1299	Tsiklon-2	TS2-51	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	962.00	174,800.00	3,800.00	178,600.00		Kosmos 1299	Satellite	Military Surveillance	962.00	3,800.00
84	1981	Aug	24	RUS	Kosmos 1300	Tsiklon-3	TS3-9	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	609.00	184,900.00	2,000.00	186,900.00		Kosmos 1300	Satellite	Military Surveillance	609.00	2,000.00
85	1981	Aug	27	USSR	Kosmos 1301	Soyuz-U	77049-116	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	258.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1301	Satellite	Planetary Science of Earth	258.00	6,300.00
86	1981	Aug	28	RUS	Kosmos 1302	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-240	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	796.00	107,335.00	750.00	108,085.00		Kosmos 1302	Satellite	Military Communications	796.00	750.00
87	1981	Sep	03	USA	KH-11-4	Titan-III-D-(23)	23D22	Success	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	526.00	157,680.00	13,300.00	170,980.00		KH-11-4	Satellite	Military Surveillance	526.00	13,300.00
88	1981	Sep	04	USSR	Kosmos 1303	Soyuz-U	78017-941	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	363.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1303	Satellite	Military Surveillance	363.00	6,300.00
89	1981	Sep	04	RUS	Kosmos 1304	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-241	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	972.00	107,335.00	810.00	108,145.00		Kosmos 1304	Satellite	Navigation	972.00	810.00
90	1981	Sep	11	RUS	Kosmos 1305	Molniya-M-ML	78055-535	Failure	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	12,807.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Kosmos 1305	Satellite	Military Communications	12,807.00	1,600.00
91	1981	Sep	14	RUS	Kosmos 1306	Tsiklon-2	TS2-52	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	424.00	174,800.00	3,000.00	177,800.00		Kosmos 1306	Satellite	Military Surveillance	424.00	3,000.00
92	1981	Sep	15	USSR	Kosmos 1307	Soyuz-U	78039-416	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	390.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1307	Satellite	Military Surveillance	390.00	6,300.00
93	1981	Sep	18	RUS	Kosmos 1308	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-242	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,003.00	107,335.00	700.00	108,035.00		Kosmos 1308	Satellite	Navigation	1,003.00	700.00
94	1981	Sep	18	USSR	Kosmos 1309	Soyuz-U	77023-802	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	257.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1309	Satellite	Military Surveillance	257.00	6,300.00
95	1981	Sep	19	CHN	SJ-2, SJ-2A, SJ-2B	Feng-Bao-1	XCZ-1-02	Success	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Human spaceflight	1,615.00	188,700.00	768.00	189,468.00		SJ-2	Satellite	Navigation	1,608.00	483.00	SJ-2A	Satellite	Navigation	1,598.00	257.00	SJ-2B	Satellite	Navigation	1,615.00	28.00
96	1981	Sep	21	RUS	Oreol 3	Tsiklon-3	TS3-10	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,672.00	184,900.00	1,000.00	185,900.00		Oreol 3	Satellite	Navigation	1,672.00	1,000.00
97	1981	Sep	23	RUS	Kosmos 1310	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-243	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	423.00	107,335.00	500.00	107,835.00		Kosmos 1310	Satellite	Radar Research	423.00	500.00
98	1981	Sep	24	USA	SBS 2	Delta-3910-PAM	Thor-641--Delta-156	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	35,854.00	91,638.00	550.00	92,188.00		SBS 2	Satellite	Civilian Communications	35,854.00	550.00
99	1981	Sep	28	RUS	Kosmos 1311	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-244	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	513.00	107,335.00	500.00	107,835.00		Kosmos 1311	Satellite	Radar Research	513.00	500.00
100	1981	Sep	30	RUS	Kosmos 1312	Tsiklon-3	TS3-11	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,503.00	184,900.00	1,500.00	186,400.00		Kosmos 1312	Satellite	Geodetic Research	1,503.00	1,500.00
101	1981	Oct	01	USSR	Kosmos 1313	Soyuz-U	78039-427	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	286.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1313	Satellite	Military Surveillance	286.00	6,300.00
102	1981	Oct	06	USA	Solar Mesosphere Explorer, Oscar 9	Delta-2310	Thor-639-Delta-157	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	374.00	89,501.00	489.00	89,990.00		Solar Mesosphere Explorer	Satellite	X-ray Astronomy	337.00	437.00	Oscar 9	Satellite	Civilian Communications	374.00	52.00
103	1981	Oct	09	USSR	Kosmos 1314	Soyuz-U	77049-079	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	223.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1314	Satellite	Military Surveillance	223.00	6,300.00
104	1981	Oct	09	USSR	Raduga 10	Proton-K-DM	310-01	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	35,820.00	686,635.00	1,940.00	688,575.00		Raduga 10	Satellite	Military Communications	35,820.00	1,940.00
105	1981	Oct	13	USSR	Kosmos 1315	Vostok-8A92M	78017-357	Success	Nevada Test and Training Range, formerly Nellis Air Force Range	599.00	109,100.00	2,500.00	111,600.00		Kosmos 1315	Satellite	Military Communications	599.00	2,500.00
106	1981	Oct	15	USSR	Kosmos 1316	Soyuz-U	78039-423	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	381.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1316	Satellite	Military Surveillance	381.00	6,300.00
107	1981	Oct	17	RUS	Molniya 3-17	Molniya-M-ML	78055-530	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	39,183.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 3-17	Satellite	Military Communications	39,183.00	1,600.00
108	1981	Oct	30	USSR	Venera 13	Proton-K-D-1	311-01	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	0	683,085.00	4,500.00	687,585.00		Venera 13	Spacecraft	Planetary Science of Venus	+	4,500.00
109	1981	Oct	31	USA	Chalet 3	Titan-III-C-(23)	3C-39	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	382.00	158,008.00	820.00	158,828.00		Chalet 3	Satellite	Military Communications	382.00	820.00
110	1981	Oct	31	RUS	Kosmos 1317	Molniya-M-2BL	76047-555	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	34,987.00	132,060.00	1,250.00	133,310.00		Kosmos 1317	Satellite	Early Warning	34,987.00	1,250.00
111	1981	Nov	03	USSR	Kosmos 1318	Soyuz-U	77023-977	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	353.00	130,600.00	6,600.00	137,200.00		Kosmos 1318	Satellite	Military Surveillance	353.00	6,600.00
112	1981	Nov	04	USSR	Venera 14	Proton-K-D-1	311-02	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	0	683,085.00	4,000.00	687,085.00		Venera 14	Spacecraft	Planetary Science of Venus	+	4,000.00
113	1981	Nov	12	USA	STS-2 Columbia	Shuttle	OV-102	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	231.00	850,293.00	8,517.00	858,810.00	♥ 2	STS-2 Columbia	Spacecraft	Manned Flight	231.00	8,517.00											Joe Henry Engle	Richard Harrison Truly
114	1981	Nov	13	USSR	Kosmos 1319	Soyuz-U	78039-429	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	374.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1319	Satellite	Military Surveillance	374.00	6,300.00
115	1981	Nov	17	RUS	Molniya 1-51	Molniya-M-ML	78026-601	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	39,457.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 1-51	Satellite	Military Communications	39,457.00	1,600.00
116	1981	Nov	20	USA	RCA Satcom 3R	Delta-3910-PAM	Thor-640--Delta-158	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	35,840.00	91,638.00	1,078.00	92,716.00		RCA Satcom 3R	Satellite	Civilian Communications	35,840.00	1,078.00
117	1981	Nov	20	RUS	Bhaskara 2	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-245	Success	RUS-Kap.lc	372.00	107,335.00	444.00	107,779.00		Bhaskara 2	Satellite	Planetary Science of Earth	372.00	444.00
118	1981	Nov	28	RUS	Kosmos 1320 to 1327	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-246	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,635.00	107,335.00	320.00	107,655.00		Kosmos 1320 to 1327	Satellite	Military Communications	1,635.00	320.00
119	1981	Dec	03	RUS	Kosmos 1328	Tsiklon-3	TS3-12	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	619.00	184,900.00	2,000.00	186,900.00		Kosmos 1328	Satellite	Military Surveillance	619.00	2,000.00
120	1981	Dec	04	USSR	Kosmos 1329	Soyuz-U	76053-980	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	273.00	130,600.00	6,300.00	136,900.00		Kosmos 1329	Satellite	Military Surveillance	273.00	6,300.00
121	1981	Dec	15	USA	Intelsat 5-F3	Atlas-SLV3C-Centaur-D1A-R	AC-55	Success	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida	36,129.00	73,858.00	1,870.00	75,728.00		Intelsat 5-F3	Satellite	Civilian Communications	36,129.00	1,870.00
122	1981	Dec	17	RUS	Radio Sputnik 3 to 8	Kosmos-3M	K-3M-247	Success	Plesetsk Cosmodrome	1,682.00	107,335.00	576.00	107,911.00		Radio Sputnik 3 to 8	Satellite	Communications	1,682.00	576.00
123	1981	Dec	19	USA	GPS 7	Atlas-E-SGS-1	76E	Failure	Vandenberg Air Force Base, California	10.00	46,646.00	770.00	47,416.00		GPS 7	Satellite	Navigation	10.00	770.00
124	1981	Dec	19	USSR	Kosmos 1330	Soyuz-U	77049-428	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	376.00	130,600.00	6,600.00	137,200.00		Kosmos 1330	Satellite	Military Surveillance	376.00	6,600.00
125	1981	Dec	20	EUR	CAT 4, Marecs 1	Ariane-1	L-04	Success	Guiana Space Centre	37,858.00	207,256.00	799.00	208,055.00		CAT 4	Satellite	Navigation	30,744.00	217.00	Marecs 1	Satellite	Civilian Communications	37,858.00	582.00
126	1981	Dec	23	RUS	Molniya 1-52	Molniya-M-ML	78039-640	Success	Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam	38,267.00	132,060.00	1,600.00	133,660.00		Molniya 1-52	Satellite	Military Communications	38,267.00	1,600.00

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