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Previous Home Next 1980 October 2 - Cosmonaut Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov dies at age of 46 -- Natural causes. Nation: USSR. 1980 October 3 - 12:00 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1213 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Zenit-6U. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 192 km (119 mi). Apogee: 313 km (194 mi). Inclination: 72.90 deg. Period: 89.60 min. COSPAR: 1980-080A. USAF Sat Cat: 11997. Duration: 14.00 days. Decay Date: 1980-10-17. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable. References: 2, 6. 1980 October 5 - 17:10 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC200/39. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Proton. Model: Proton-K/DM. LV Configuration: Proton-K/DM 300-01. Raduga 7 Nation: USSR. Payload: Raduga s/n 17L. Mass: 1,940 kg (4,270 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Raduga . Agency: MOM. Perigee: 35,755 km (22,217 mi). Apogee: 35,805 km (22,248 mi). Inclination: 14.00 deg. Period: 1,435.80 min. COSPAR: 1980-081A. USAF Sat Cat: 12003. Completed Operations Date: 1986-10-01. Radio, telegraph, TV. Provision of uninterrupted round the clock telephone and telegraph radiocommunication in the USSR and simultaneous transmission of colour and black-and-white USSR central television programmes to stations in the Orbita network. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 85 deg E in 1980-1981; 25 deg W in 1982-1986 As of 30 August 2001 located at 103.91 deg W drifting at 0.397 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 3 located at 30.06W drifting at 0.092W degrees per day. References: 2, 6, 67, 274. 1980 October 7 - 03:37 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Model: HJ Orion. LV Configuration: HJ Orion NASA 33.15GE. E-Field (MAE) Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 122 km (75 mi). References: 2. 1980 October 8 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF03. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1B. ABRES AMARV-2 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2. 1980 October 8 - 18:39 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: LC36. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Model: Taurus Orion. LV Configuration: Taurus Orion NASA 33.07UL. Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 2. 1980 October 10 - Very Large Array's (VLA) commissioned Nation: USA. 1980 October 10 - 13:10 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1214 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Zenit-4MKM. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 170 km (100 mi). Apogee: 347 km (215 mi). Inclination: 67.20 deg. Period: 89.70 min. COSPAR: 1980-082A. USAF Sat Cat: 12008. Duration: 13.00 days. Decay Date: 1980-10-23. High resolution photo reconnaissance satellite; returned film capsule; maneuverable. References: 2, 6. 1980 October 11 - 21:57 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Model: HJ Orion. LV Configuration: HJ Orion NASA 33.16GE. E-Field (MAE) Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). References: 2. 1980 October 11 - Landing of Soyuz 37 Nation: USSR. Program: Salyut 6. Flight: Salyut 6 EO-4. Soyuz 37 landed at 09:50 GMT with the crew of Popov and Ryumin aboard. 1980 October 14 - 20:41 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 11K65M 47172-401. Cosmos 1215 Nation: USSR. Program: Tselina. Mass: 900 kg (1,980 lb). Class: Sigint. Spacecraft: Tselina-O. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 493 km (306 mi). Apogee: 546 km (339 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 95.00 min. COSPAR: 1980-083A. USAF Sat Cat: 12016. Decay Date: 1983-05-12. Radar calibration. Investigation of the upper atmosphere and outer space. References: 2, 6. 1980 October 15 - Launch Site: Jingyu. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: DF-4. Second DF-4 test from Jingyu. Nation: China. Program: Long March. References: 87. 1980 October 16 - 12:20 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1216 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Zenit-6U. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 189 km (117 mi). Apogee: 367 km (228 mi). Inclination: 72.90 deg. Period: 90.10 min. COSPAR: 1980-084A. USAF Sat Cat: 12019. Duration: 14.00 days. Decay Date: 1980-10-30. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule. References: 2, 6. 1980 October 18 - 02:08 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Model: HJ Orion. LV Configuration: HJ Orion NASA 33.17GE. E-Field (MAE) Plasma mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 117 km (72 mi). References: 2. 1980 October 24 - Cosmonaut Leonid Georiyevich Ivanov dies at age of 30 -- Crash of aircraft during test flight. Nation: USSR. 1980 October 24 - 10:53 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC41/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Molniya 8K78M. Cosmos 1217 Nation: USSR. Payload: Oko #17. Mass: 1,800 kg (3,900 lb). Class: Early Warning. Spacecraft: Oko. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 2,007 km (1,247 mi). Apogee: 38,306 km (23,802 mi). Inclination: 67.00 deg. Period: 716.90 min. COSPAR: 1980-085A. USAF Sat Cat: 12032. Replaced Cosmos 1188. Covered Oko constellation plane 2 - 316 degree longitude of ascending node. References: 2, 6, 100. 1980 October 28 - 21:25 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Trident. Model: Trident C-4. DASO-6? demonstration and shakedown operations launch Nation: USA. Agency: USN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1980 October 30 - 10:00 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC31. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1218 Nation: USSR. Payload: Yantar-4K1 s/n 3. Mass: 6,600 kg (14,500 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Yantar-4K1. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 158 km (98 mi). Apogee: 285 km (177 mi). Inclination: 64.90 deg. Period: 88.90 min. COSPAR: 1980-086A. USAF Sat Cat: 12039. Duration: 43.00 days. Decay Date: 1980-12-12. Successful state acceptance test flight of Yantar-4K1 satellite. Led to Yantar-4K1 acceptance for Red Army service the following year. High resolution photo reconnaissance; returned film in two small SpK capsules during the mission and with the main capsule at completion of the mission. References: 2, 6, 69. 1980 October 31 - 03:54 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC36A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: SLV-3D Centaur. LV Configuration: SLV-3D Centaur AC-57 / Centaur D-1AR 5037. Fltsatcom 4 Nation: USA. Mass: 1,800 kg (3,900 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Fltsatcom. Agency: USN. Perigee: 35,769 km (22,225 mi). Apogee: 35,803 km (22,246 mi). Inclination: 9.20 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1980-087A. USAF Sat Cat: 12046. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). Launch vehicle put payload into geosynchronous transfer orbit Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 171 deg E from 1981. Last known longitude (25 July 1999) 172.61 deg E drifting at 0.001 deg W per day. References: 2, 6, 278. 1980 October 31 - 12:00 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1219 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Zenit-6U. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 189 km (117 mi). Apogee: 312 km (193 mi). Inclination: 72.90 deg. Period: 89.50 min. COSPAR: 1980-088A. USAF Sat Cat: 12050. Duration: 13.00 days. Decay Date: 1980-11-13. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable. References: 2, 6. 1980 November 1 - 06:44 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Astrobee. Model: Astrobee F. LV Configuration: Astrobee F NASA 25.50UG. Astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 227 km (141 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 4 - 15:04 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC90/19. Launch Pad: LC90/pad?. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Model: Tsiklon-2. Cosmos 1220 Nation: USSR. Program: EORSAT. Mass: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb). Class: Sigint. Type: Naval reconnaisance. Spacecraft: US-P. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 526 km (326 mi). Apogee: 759 km (471 mi). Inclination: 65.00 deg. Period: 97.60 min. COSPAR: 1980-089A. USAF Sat Cat: 12054. Decay Date: 1982-06-20. Ocean monitoring. References: 2, 6. 1980 November 11 - 00:12 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. Model: Petrel 2. LV Configuration: Petrel 2 P221K. EBC-C E5 Aeronomy mission Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 170 km (100 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 11 - 00:12 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache Ferdinand 54. EBC-C E-4 Bugatti II Ionosphere mission Nation: Norway. Agency: NTNF. Apogee: 123 km (76 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 11 - 00:12 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Hawk. Model: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion DLR A-NO-101. EBC-C Ferdinand 57 / Trinom Ionosphere mission Nation: Norway. Agency: NTNF. Apogee: 146 km (90 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 11 - 00:27 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Hawk. Model: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion DLR K-NO-105. EBC-C E6C Ionosphere / aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 198 km (123 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 12 - Voyager 1, Saturn Flyby Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Voyager. 1980 November 12 - 12:21 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1221 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Zenit-6U. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 196 km (121 mi). Apogee: 399 km (247 mi). Inclination: 72.90 deg. Period: 90.50 min. COSPAR: 1980-090A. USAF Sat Cat: 12058. Duration: 14.00 days. Decay Date: 1980-11-26. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule. References: 2, 6. 1980 November 14 - 20:00 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A3. LV Configuration: Polaris A3TK. Chevaline warhead test launch Nation: USA. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 15 - 22:49 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17A. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Model: Delta 3910/PAM. LV Configuration: Delta 3910/PAM 636/D153. SBS 1 Nation: USA. Program: SBS. Mass: 550 kg (1,210 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: HS 376. Agency: SBS. Perigee: 35,895 km (22,304 mi). Apogee: 35,928 km (22,324 mi). Inclination: 6.10 deg. Period: 1,442.50 min. COSPAR: 1980-091A. USAF Sat Cat: 12065. Completed Operations Date: 1990-06-22. Satellite Business Systems. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 100 deg W in 1981-1984; 99 deg W in 1984-1990 As of 4 September 2001 located at 115.72 deg E drifting at 1.627 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 96.16E drifting at 1.647W degrees per day. References: 2, 6. 1980 November 16 - 03:13 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: S. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Skylark. Model: Skylark 7. LV Configuration: Skylark 7 DLR K-GR-104. EBC-B E2 (ENERGY EB1) Ionosphere / plasma mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DFVLR. Apogee: 231 km (143 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 16 - 03:14 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. Model: Petrel 2. LV Configuration: Petrel 2 P220K. EBC-B E5 Aeronomy mission Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 174 km (108 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 16 - 03:16 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Model: Taurus Orion. LV Configuration: Taurus Orion A13.073. ENERGY B Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 195 km (121 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 16 - 03:31 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Apache. Model: Nike Apache. LV Configuration: Nike Apache Ferdinand 53. EBC-B E-4 Bugatti II Ionosphere mission Nation: Norway. Agency: NTNF. Apogee: 124 km (77 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 16 - 03:31 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Hawk. Model: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion DLR A-NO-102. EBC-B Ferdinand 55 / Trinom Ionosphere mission Nation: Norway. Agency: NTNF/DLR. Apogee: 149 km (92 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 16 - 03:49 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Model: Taurus Orion. LV Configuration: Taurus Orion NASA 33.10UE. EBC-B E11a Auroral mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 180 km (110 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 16 - 04:15 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Model: Taurus Orion. LV Configuration: Taurus Orion NASA 33.11UE. EBC-B E11b Auroral mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 181 km (112 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 16 - 04:18 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Molniya 8K78M. Molniya 1-48 Nation: USSR. Program: Molniya. Payload: Molniya-1T. Mass: 1,600 kg (3,500 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Molniya-1T. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 870 km (540 mi). Apogee: 39,291 km (24,414 mi). Inclination: 62.40 deg. Period: 713.90 min. COSPAR: 1980-092A. USAF Sat Cat: 12066. Decay Date: 1995-11-18. Uncertain if Molniya-1T model was Molniya-1 or Molniya-1T. Operation of the long-range telephone and telegraph radiocommunications system in the USSR; transmission of television programmes to stations in the Orbita network. References: 2, 6. 1980 November 16 - 04:47 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Hawk. Model: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion DLR K-NO-106. EBC-B E6A1 S10.12-1 Ionosphere / aeronomy mission Nation: Germany. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 165 km (102 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 18 - 16:30 GMT - Launch Site: ETR Launch Area. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Polaris. Model: Polaris A3. LV Configuration: Polaris A3TK. Chevaline warhead test launch Nation: USA. Agency: RN. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 19 - 00:50 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 8C. LV Configuration: Black Brant 8C NASA 27.19NP. SPAR 8 (R-19) Microgravity mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 198 km (123 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 21 - 07:52 GMT - Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: MR-12. Energy Budget Aeronomy / ionosphere mission Nation: USSR. Agency: GMS. Apogee: 166 km (103 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 21 - 11:53 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Vostok 8A92M. Cosmos 1222 Nation: USSR. Program: Tselina. Payload: Tselina-D no. 27. Mass: 3,800 kg (8,300 lb). Class: Sigint. Spacecraft: Tselina-D. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 557 km (346 mi). Apogee: 561 km (348 mi). Inclination: 81.20 deg. Period: 95.90 min. COSPAR: 1980-093A. USAF Sat Cat: 12071. References: 2, 6. 1980 November 25 - 08:10 GMT - Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: MR-12. Energy Budget Aeronomy / ionosphere mission Nation: USSR. Agency: GMS. Apogee: 166 km (103 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 27 - 14:18 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Soyuz T-3 Nation: USSR. Program: Salyut 6. Payload: Soyuz T s/n 8L. Mass: 6,850 kg (15,100 lb). Class: Manned. Type: Spacecraft. Spacecraft: Soyuz T. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 256 km (159 mi). Apogee: 260 km (160 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 89.70 min. COSPAR: 1980-094A. USAF Sat Cat: 12077. Duration: 12.80 days. Decay Date: 1980-12-10. Crew: Kizim, Makarov, Strekalov. Flight: Salyut 6 EO-5. Manned three crew. Docked with Salyut 6. Tested the improved transport ship of the 'SOYUZ T' series; transported to the Salyut-6 orbital station a crew consisting of L D Kizim, O G Makarov and G M Strekalov to carry out repair and preventive work and scientific and technical investigation and experiments. References: 2, 6, 32, 33,51. 1980 November 27 - 21:37 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC41/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Molniya 8K78M. Cosmos 1223 Nation: USSR. Payload: Oko #18. Mass: 1,800 kg (3,900 lb). Class: Early Warning. Spacecraft: Oko. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 5,517 km (3,428 mi). Apogee: 34,854 km (21,657 mi). Inclination: 68.30 deg. Period: 718.10 min. COSPAR: 1980-095A. USAF Sat Cat: 12078. Replaced Cosmos 903. Covered Oko constellation planes 7/8 - 177 degree longitude of ascending node. References: 2, 6, 100. 1980 November 28 - Launch Site: Biscarosse. Launch Complex: BLB. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: MSBS. Model: MSBS M4. LV Configuration: MSBS M4 1. Test mission Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 800 km (490 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 28 - 03:24 GMT - Launch Site: Andoya. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Hawk. Model: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion DLR A-NO-103. EBC-A Ferdinand 56 Trinom Ionosphere mission Nation: Norway. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 146 km (90 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 30 - 23:44 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Honest John. Model: Taurus Orion. LV Configuration: Taurus Orion NASA 33.09UE. EBC-A2 E11a Auroral mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 171 km (106 mi). References: 2. 1980 November 30 - 23:45 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Petrel. Model: Petrel 2. LV Configuration: Petrel 2 P222K. EBC-A2 E5 Aeronomy mission Nation: UK. Agency: SRC. Apogee: 169 km (105 mi). References: 2. 1980 December - Work on early Chinese manned spacecraft ends Nation: China. Spacecraft: Chinese Manned Capsule 1978. Wang Zhuanshan, the Secretary General of the New China Space Research Society and Chief Engineer of the Space Centre of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, announced that Chinese manned flight was being postponed because of its cost. Fundamental economic development was given priority. 1980 December - First Tselina-2 spacecraft completed. Nation: USSR. Spacecraft: Tselina-2. The first flight trials system was completed in December 1980, but delays in the development of the Zenit launch vehicle meant that the first two trials flights had to be aboard Proton boosters in 1984 and 1985. Zenit-boosted flights began in 1985 and the system was accepted into service in 1987. 1980 December 1 - 00:09 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Hawk. Model: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion DLR K-NO-107. EBC-A2 E6A2 Ionosphere / aeronomy mission Nation: Sweden. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 161 km (100 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 1 - 01:23 GMT - Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Hawk. Model: Nike Orion. LV Configuration: Nike Orion DLR K-NO-108. EBC-A2 E6B Ionosphere / aeronomy mission Nation: Sweden. Agency: DLR. Apogee: 172 km (106 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 1 - 12:15 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1224 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Zenit-6U. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 194 km (120 mi). Apogee: 374 km (232 mi). Inclination: 72.90 deg. Period: 90.20 min. COSPAR: 1980-096A. USAF Sat Cat: 12084. Duration: 14.00 days. Decay Date: 1980-12-15. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule. References: 2, 6. 1980 December 4 - 23:05 GMT - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Complex: A-15. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Terrier Tomahawk. PLACES GAIL Plasma / ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia/DNA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 5 - 04:23 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 11K65M 65098-317. Cosmos 1225 Nation: USSR. Mass: 810 kg (1,780 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: Parus. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 945 km (587 mi). Apogee: 1,025 km (636 mi). Inclination: 82.90 deg. Period: 104.80 min. COSPAR: 1980-097A. USAF Sat Cat: 12087. Military navigation satellite. References: 2, 6. 1980 December 5 - 08:20 GMT - Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: MR-12. Energy Budget Aeronomy / ionosphere mission Nation: USSR. Agency: GMS. Apogee: 166 km (103 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 6 - 23:05 GMT - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Complex: A-15. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Terrier Tomahawk. PLACES HOPE Plasma / ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia/DNA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 6 - 23:31 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC36B. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: SLV-3D Centaur. LV Configuration: SLV-3D Centaur AC-54 / Centaur D-1AR 5034. Intelsat 5 F-2 Nation: International. Program: Intelsat. Mass: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Intelsat 5. Agency: Intelsat. Perigee: 36,118 km (22,442 mi). Apogee: 36,242 km (22,519 mi). Inclination: 9.70 deg. Period: 1,456.20 min. COSPAR: 1980-098A. USAF Sat Cat: 12089. Completed Operations Date: 1998-04-17. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). Launch vehicle put payload into geosynchronous transfer orbit Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 21 deg W in 1981; 27 deg W in 1981-1983; 34 deg W in 1983-1985; 27 deg W in 1985; 1 deg W in 1985-1989; 21 deg W in 1989-1994; 40 deg W in 1994-1998 As of 2 September 2001 located at 103.82 deg W drifting at 5.004 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 81.84W drifting at 5.000W degrees per day. References: 2, 6, 278. 1980 December 8 - 23:10 GMT - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Complex: A-15. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Terrier Tomahawk. PLACES IRIS Plasma / ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia/DNA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 8 - 23:38 GMT - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Complex: A-15. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Terrier Tomahawk. PLACES beacon 1 Plasma / ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia/DNA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 8 - 23:51 GMT - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Complex: A-15. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Terrier Tomahawk. PLACES beacon 2 Plasma / ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia/DNA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 9 - 06:30 GMT - Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant. Model: Black Brant 8C. LV Configuration: Black Brant 8C NASA 27.47GG. Astronomy mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 301 km (187 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 9 - 07:18 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC3W. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Model: Atlas E/MSD. LV Configuration: Atlas E/MSD 68E. FAILURE: Premature shut down of one of the Atlas booster engines turned the vehicle around, thereafter the sustainer thrust it back toward the earth. NOSS Nation: USA. Payload: PARCAE 4. Class: Sigint. Type: Naval reconnaisance. Spacecraft: NOSS. Agency: U.S. Navy. COSPAR: F801209A. Decay Date: 1980-12-08. Ocean surveillance; aka White Cloud type spacecraft; Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite; PARCAE. Other sources give the payload designation ABSAD. The failure was caused by a loss of lubricating oil to one of the booster engines, causing the engine to fail approx 200 milliseconds before it was to have shut down on guidance command. The asymmetric thrust pivoted the booster around approximately 180 degrees, where it stabilized in a retrofire attitude with the sustainer engine still firing. It descended back toward earth through its own exhaust flame and exploded a couple of minutes later. References: 172, 278. SSU Nation: USA. Payload: SSU. Spacecraft: NOSS. Agency: USAF AFSC. COSPAR: F801209B. References: 279. SSU Nation: USA. Payload: SSU. Spacecraft: NOSS. Agency: USAF AFSC. COSPAR: F801209C. References: 279. SSU Nation: USA. Payload: SSU. Spacecraft: NOSS. Agency: USAF AFSC. COSPAR: F801209D. References: 279. LIPS 1 Nation: USA. Payload: LIPS 1. Spacecraft: LIPS. Agency: USAF AFSC. COSPAR: F801209E. References: 279. 1980 December 10 - Launch Site: Biscarosse. Launch Complex: BLB. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: SSBS. Model: SSBS S3. LV Configuration: SSBS S3 2601. Operational test Nation: France. Agency: DMA. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 10 - 20:53 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 11K65M 65083-464. Cosmos 1226 Nation: USSR. Mass: 680 kg (1,490 lb). Class: Navigation. Spacecraft: Tsikada. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 960 km (590 mi). Apogee: 1,009 km (626 mi). Inclination: 82.90 deg. Period: 104.80 min. COSPAR: 1980-099A. USAF Sat Cat: 12091. Civilian naval navigation satellite. References: 2, 6. 1980 December 10 - Landing of Soyuz T-3 Nation: USSR. Program: Salyut 6. Flight: Salyut 6 EO-5. Soyuz T-3 landed at 09:25 GMT. 1980 December 12 - 01:05 GMT - Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: MR-12. Energy Budget Aeronomy / ionosphere mission Nation: USSR. Agency: GMS. Apogee: 166 km (103 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 12 - 01:45 GMT - Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: MR-12. Energy Budget Aeronomy / ionosphere mission Nation: USSR. Agency: GMS. Apogee: 166 km (103 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 12 - 07:15 GMT - Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: MR-12. Energy Budget Aeronomy / ionosphere mission Nation: USSR. Agency: GMS. Apogee: 166 km (103 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 12 - 17:19 GMT - Launch Site: Siple. Launch Complex: RAG. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk NASA 18.203UE. Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 211 km (131 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 12 - 23:11 GMT - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Complex: A-15. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Terrier Tomahawk. PLACES JAN Plasma / ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia/DNA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 12 - 23:42 GMT - Launch Site: Eglin. Launch Complex: A-15. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Terrier Tomahawk. PLACES PPPE Plasma / ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: Sandia/DNA. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 13 - 16:04 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC4W. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Titan. Model: Titan 34B. LV Configuration: Titan 34B 34B-3 (3B-53). SDS no. 4 Nation: USA. Payload: SDS no. 4. Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military. Spacecraft: SDS. Agency: NRO/USAF. Perigee: 250 km (150 mi). Apogee: 39,130 km (24,310 mi). Inclination: 63.80 deg. Period: 697.40 min. COSPAR: 1980-100A. USAF Sat Cat: 12093. References: 2, 6. 1980 December 16 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: LF06. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1. Model: Minuteman 1B. ABRES ABRV-4 re-entry vehicle test flight Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFSC. Apogee: 1,300 km (800 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 16 - 12:15 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1227 Nation: USSR. Mass: 6,300 kg (13,800 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Zenit-6U. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 194 km (120 mi). Apogee: 296 km (183 mi). Inclination: 72.80 deg. Period: 89.40 min. COSPAR: 1980-101A. USAF Sat Cat: 12100. Duration: 12.00 days. Decay Date: 1980-12-28. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable. References: 2, 6. 1980 December 17 - 01:20 GMT - Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: MR-12. Energy Budget Aeronomy / ionosphere mission Nation: USSR. Agency: GMS. Apogee: 166 km (103 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 18 - 23:00 GMT - Launch Site: Kheysa. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: MR-12. Energy Budget Aeronomy / ionosphere mission Nation: USSR. Agency: GMS. Apogee: 166 km (103 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 20 - 17:32 GMT - Launch Site: Siple. Launch Complex: RAG. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Tomahawk Sandia. Model: Nike Tomahawk. LV Configuration: Nike Tomahawk NASA 18.204UE. Ionosphere mission Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 22 - Launch Site: Natal. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Sonda. Model: Sonda 3. LV Configuration: Sonda 3 XV-09. Ionosphere mission Nation: Brazil. Agency: IAE. Apogee: 600 km (370 mi). References: 2. 1980 December 23 - 22:48 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Model: Kosmos 11K65M. LV Configuration: Kosmos 11K65M 47198-318. Cosmos 1228 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Payload: Strela-1M no. 201. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 1,394 km (866 mi). Apogee: 1,465 km (910 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 114.40 min. COSPAR: 1980-102A. USAF Sat Cat: 12107. Eight satellites launched by a single carrier rocket. References: 2, 6. Cosmos 1229 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Payload: Strela-1M no. 202. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 1,415 km (879 mi). Apogee: 1,464 km (909 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 114.70 min. COSPAR: 1980-102B. USAF Sat Cat: 12108. References: 2, 6. Cosmos 1230 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Payload: Strela-1M no. 203. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 1,400 km (800 mi). Apogee: 1,464 km (909 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 114.50 min. COSPAR: 1980-102C. USAF Sat Cat: 12109. References: 2, 6. Cosmos 1231 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Payload: Strela-1M no. 204. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 1,406 km (873 mi). Apogee: 1,464 km (909 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 114.60 min. COSPAR: 1980-102D. USAF Sat Cat: 12110. References: 2, 6. Cosmos 1232 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Payload: Strela-1M no. 205. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 1,413 km (877 mi). Apogee: 1,464 km (909 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 114.60 min. COSPAR: 1980-102E. USAF Sat Cat: 12111. References: 2, 6. Cosmos 1233 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Payload: Strela-1M no. 206. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 1,419 km (881 mi). Apogee: 1,465 km (910 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 114.70 min. COSPAR: 1980-102F. USAF Sat Cat: 12112. References: 2, 6. Cosmos 1234 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Payload: Strela-1M no. 207. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 1,410 km (870 mi). Apogee: 1,465 km (910 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 114.60 min. COSPAR: 1980-102G. USAF Sat Cat: 12113. References: 2, 6. Cosmos 1235 Nation: USSR. Program: Strela. Payload: Strela-1M no. 208. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Military Store-dump. Spacecraft: Strela-1M. Agency: MO SSSR. Perigee: 1,414 km (878 mi). Apogee: 1,465 km (910 mi). Inclination: 74.00 deg. Period: 114.60 min. COSPAR: 1980-102H. USAF Sat Cat: 12114. References: 2, 6. 1980 December 25 - 04:02 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC31. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Molniya 8K78M. LV Configuration: Molniya 8K78M-SOL. Prognoz 8 Nation: USSR. Payload: SO-M s/n 508. Mass: 910 kg (2,000 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Spacecraft: Prognoz. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 978 km (607 mi). Apogee: 197,364 km (122,636 mi). Inclination: 65.80 deg. Period: 5,687.80 min. COSPAR: 1980-103A. USAF Sat Cat: 12116. Decay Date: 1984-12-28. Examined solar wind interaction with magnetosphere. Investigation of the corpuscular and electromagnetic radiation of the sun and of solar plasma fluxes, study of the magnetic fields in circumterrestrial space in order to determine the effects of solar activity on the interplanetary medium and in the magne tosphere of the earth. In addition to Soviet apparatus, carried scientific apparatus produced in the USSR, the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the Polish People's Republic, and Sweden. References: 2, 6. 1980 December 26 - 11:49 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC200/40. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Proton. Model: Proton-K/DM. LV Configuration: Proton-K/DM 304-01. Ekran 6 Nation: USSR. Payload: Ekran s/n 20L. Mass: 1,970 kg (4,340 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Ekran . Agency: MOM. Perigee: 35,783 km (22,234 mi). Apogee: 35,801 km (22,245 mi). Inclination: 14.00 deg. Period: 1,436.40 min. COSPAR: 1980-104A. USAF Sat Cat: 12120. Completed Operations Date: 1981-12-01. Transmission of color and black-and-white USSR central television programmes to a network of receivers for collective use. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 99 deg E in 1981 As of 3 September 2001 located at 96.55 deg E drifting at 0.071 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 2 located at 55.67E drifting at 0.097E degrees per day. References: 2, 6, 67, 274. 1980 December 26 - 16:10 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC41/1. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Model: Soyuz 11A511U. Cosmos 1236 Nation: USSR. Payload: Yantar-2K s/n 941. Mass: 6,600 kg (14,500 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Spacecraft: Yantar-2K. Agency: MOM. Perigee: 168 km (104 mi). Apogee: 362 km (224 mi). Inclination: 67.10 deg. Period: 89.80 min. COSPAR: 1980-105A. USAF Sat Cat: 12121. Duration: 26.00 days. Decay Date: 1981-01-21. Area survey photo reconnaissance; returned film in two small SpK capsules during the mission and with the main capsule at completion of the mission. References: 2, 6, 69. Previous Home Next Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted.