Kosmos 1245, a Zenit-6U (Argon) film-return photoreconnaissance satellite for the Soviet military, launched on a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk Site 43/3 into low Earth orbit; film capsule recovered about 27 February 1981.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.3 T
- Flight
- 228th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 13 February 1981, 11:15 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1981-014
- Launches in 1981
- 15th of 126
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