Soyuz-U from Baikonur Site 31/6 launched Kosmos 1282, a Yantar-2K (Feniks) high-resolution film-return photoreconnaissance satellite for the Soviet military, with a main reentry vehicle and two small film capsules; recovered mid-August.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 249th
- of 714 Soyuz U flights
- Date and time
- 15 July 1981, 13:00 UTC
- Rocket
- Soyuz U
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1981-066
- Launches in 1981
- 68th of 126
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