Kosmos 1238 (Taifun-1/Vektor), a radar-calibration target satellite for Soviet tracking and air-defense exercises. Kosmos-3M from Plesetsk Site 132/1 placed the craft in LEO.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 570 kg
- Flight
- 230th
- of 445 Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flights
- Date and time
- 16 January 1981, 09:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Builder
- Polyot
- Launch site
- 132/1 (132L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Test Target
- International designator
- 1981-003
- Launches in 1981
- 3rd of 126
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