Kosmos 1239, a Zenit-4MT (Orion) film-return topographic photoreconnaissance satellite for the Soviet military. Soyuz-U from Plesetsk Site 41/1; film capsule recovered after about twelve days.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.9 T (est.)
- Flight
- 225th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 16 January 1981, 12:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1981-004
- Launches in 1981
- 4th of 126
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