Kosmos 1216, a Zenit-6U (Argon) film-return photoreconnaissance satellite for the Soviet military, launched on a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk Site 41/1 into low Earth orbit; film capsule recovered about 30 October 1980.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.3 T
- Flight
- 216th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 16 October 1980, 12:20 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1980-084
- Launches in 1980
- 86th of 108
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