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Article Number: 11F645. Code Name: Argon. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military. Nation: USSR. Manufacturer: TsKB. A universal variant of the Zenit spacecraft, used in two altitude ranges, for both observation and high resolution missions. Maneuvers to high perigee during the course of a mission. Typical orbital profile: inclination 72.8, 70.4 degrees with altitude of 200-380 km; maneuvering to altitude of 360-415 km. Designed duration: 14 days. Transmission frequencies observed in West: 19.989 FSK; 39.978 FSK; 232.0 PPM-AM; 19.989 FSK; 39.978 FSK; 231.5 PCM-FM.
SpecificationTotal Mass: 6,300 kg.
Zenit-6U Chronology
24 November 1976
Cosmos 867 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 250 km. Apogee: 402 km. Inclination: 62.8 deg. Duration: 12.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
03 March 1977
Cosmos 896 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 202 km. Apogee: 206 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
27 July 1977
Cosmos 934 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 231 km. Apogee: 255 km. Inclination: 62.8 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
11 October 1977
Cosmos 958 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 257 km. Apogee: 351 km. Inclination: 62.8 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
28 November 1978
Cosmos 1050 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 341 km. Inclination: 62.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
20 April 1979
Cosmos 1095 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 199 km. Apogee: 379 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
31 May 1979
Cosmos 1103 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 257 km. Apogee: 375 km. Inclination: 62.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
15 June 1979
Cosmos 1107 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 198 km. Apogee: 301 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
29 June 1979
Cosmos 1111 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 255 km. Apogee: 354 km. Inclination: 62.8 deg. Duration: 15.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
31 August 1979
Cosmos 1126 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 391 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
28 September 1979
Cosmos 1138 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 199 km. Apogee: 373 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
12 October 1979
Zenit-6 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. FAILURE: Failure. Photo surveillance mission.
22 October 1979
Cosmos 1142 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 198 km. Apogee: 382 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
12 December 1979
Cosmos 1147 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 192 km. Apogee: 377 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
09 January 1980
Cosmos 1149 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 191 km. Apogee: 384 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
07 February 1980
Cosmos 1155 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 191 km. Apogee: 393 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
04 March 1980
Cosmos 1166 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 371 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
07 May 1980
Cosmos 1178 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 386 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 15.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
28 May 1980
Cosmos 1183 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 196 km. Apogee: 384 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
12 June 1980
Cosmos 1187 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 294 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
26 June 1980
Cosmos 1189 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 198 km. Apogee: 305 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days.
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Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
09 July 1980
Cosmos 1200 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 195 km. Apogee: 298 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
24 July 1980
Cosmos 1202 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 198 km. Apogee: 307 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
12 August 1980
Cosmos 1205 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 195 km. Apogee: 302 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
19 September 1980
Cosmos 1210 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 175 km. Apogee: 239 km. Inclination: 82.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
03 October 1980
Cosmos 1213 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 192 km. Apogee: 313 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
16 October 1980
Cosmos 1216 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 189 km. Apogee: 367 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
31 October 1980
Cosmos 1219 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 189 km. Apogee: 312 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
12 November 1980
Cosmos 1221 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 196 km. Apogee: 399 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
01 December 1980
Cosmos 1224 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 374 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
16 December 1980
Cosmos 1227 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 296 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 12.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
06 January 1981
Cosmos 1237 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 191 km. Apogee: 382 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
13 February 1981
Cosmos 1245 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 374 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
17 March 1981
Cosmos 1259 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 379 km. Inclination: 70.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
07 April 1981
Cosmos 1262 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 191 km. Apogee: 372 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
15 April 1981
Cosmos 1264 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 205 km. Apogee: 382 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
16 April 1981
Cosmos 1265 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 197 km. Apogee: 267 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 12.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
28 April 1981
Cosmos 1268 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 206 km. Apogee: 366 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
21 May 1981
Cosmos 1272 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 206 km. Apogee: 376 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
17 June 1981
Cosmos 1277 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 373 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
01 July 1981
Cosmos 1279 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 206 km. Apogee: 364 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days.
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Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
07 July 1981
Cosmos 1281 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 389 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
18 August 1981
Cosmos 1297 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 360 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 12.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
04 September 1981
Cosmos 1303 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 208 km. Apogee: 363 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
15 September 1981
Cosmos 1307 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 390 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
01 October 1981
Cosmos 1313 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 203 km. Apogee: 286 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
15 October 1981
Cosmos 1316 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 205 km. Apogee: 381 km. Inclination: 70.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
13 November 1981
Cosmos 1319 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 374 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
04 December 1981
Cosmos 1329 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 231 km. Apogee: 273 km. Inclination: 65.0 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
20 January 1982
Cosmos 1334 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 191 km. Apogee: 286 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
16 February 1982
Cosmos 1338 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 186 km. Apogee: 376 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
05 March 1982
Cosmos 1342 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 191 km. Apogee: 297 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
17 March 1982
Cosmos 1343 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 284 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
21 April 1982
Cosmos 1352 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 364 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
15 May 1982
Zenit-6 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. FAILURE: Failure. Photo surveillance mission.
21 May 1982
Cosmos 1368 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 204 km. Apogee: 338 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
02 June 1982
Cosmos 1373 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 210 km. Apogee: 347 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
18 June 1982
Cosmos 1381 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 199 km. Apogee: 374 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
27 July 1982
Cosmos 1396 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 294 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
01 September 1982
Cosmos 1403 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 205 km. Apogee: 353 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
30 September 1982
Cosmos 1411 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 354 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
14 October 1982
Cosmos 1416 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 231 km. Apogee: 278 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
02 November 1982
Cosmos 1419 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 206 km. Apogee: 264 km. Inclination: 70.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
18 November 1982
Cosmos 1421 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 206 km. Apogee: 259 km. Inclination: 70.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
03 December 1982
Cosmos 1422 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 228 km. Apogee: 288 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
23 December 1982
Cosmos 1425 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 220 km. Apogee: 352 km. Inclination: 70.0 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
27 January 1983
Cosmos 1438 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 205 km. Apogee: 226 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 11.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
02 March 1983
Cosmos 1444 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 189 km. Apogee: 384 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
16 March 1983
Cosmos 1446 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 223 km. Apogee: 343 km. Inclination: 69.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
31 March 1983
Cosmos 1449 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 197 km. Apogee: 372 km. Inclination: 72.7 deg. Duration: 15.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
08 April 1983
Cosmos 1451 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 178 km. Apogee: 232 km. Inclination: 82.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable. First launch from LC43/4 since on-pad explosion in March 1980.
06 May 1983
Cosmos 1460 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 207 km. Apogee: 344 km. Inclination: 70.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
31 May 1983
Cosmos 1467 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 361 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 12.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
14 June 1983
Cosmos 1469 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 357 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 10.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
26 July 1983
Cosmos 1485 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 366 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
09 August 1983
Cosmos 1488 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 368 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
23 August 1983
Cosmos 1493 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 188 km. Apogee: 362 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
09 September 1983
Cosmos 1497 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 372 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
17 September 1983
Cosmos 1499 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 367 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
21 October 1983
Cosmos 1505 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 337 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
17 November 1983
Cosmos 1509 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 280 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
07 December 1983
Cosmos 1512 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 192 km. Apogee: 380 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
11 January 1984
Cosmos 1530 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 189 km. Apogee: 362 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
26 January 1984
Cosmos 1533 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 222 km. Apogee: 354 km. Inclination: 70.4 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
07 March 1984
Cosmos 1542 Launch Site: Baikonur . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 223 km. Apogee: 346 km. Inclination: 70.3 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
21 March 1984
Cosmos 1545 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 367 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 15.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
19 April 1984
Cosmos 1549 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 364 km. Inclination: 72.8 deg. Duration: 14.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
11 May 1984
Cosmos 1551 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 276 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 12.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
01 June 1984
Cosmos 1568 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 193 km. Apogee: 365 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 13.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule.
19 June 1984
Cosmos 1573 Launch Site: Plesetsk . Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Mass: 6,300 kg. Perigee: 194 km. Apogee: 287 km. Inclination: 72.9 deg. Duration: 9.00 days. Photo surveillance; returned film capsule; maneuverable.
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