Kosmos 1212, a Zenit-4MKT (Fram) film-return optical imaging satellite for the Soviet military (earth-resources/topographic reconnaissance), launched on a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk Site 41/1 into low Earth orbit; recovered about 9 October 1980.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.1 T
- Flight
- 212th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 26 September 1980, 10:10 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1980-078
- Launches in 1980
- 80th of 108
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