Kosmos 1209, a Resurs-F1 (17F41) film-return Earth-resources remote-sensing satellite for civilian mapping and land-use surveys. Soyuz-U from Plesetsk Site 41/1; recoverable film capsule returned after about two weeks.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.3 T (est.)
- Flight
- 208th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 3 September 1980, 10:20 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1980-072
- Launches in 1980
- 74th of 108
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