Kosmos 1287–1294, an octet of Strela-1M store-dump military communications satellites for the Soviet armed forces. Kosmos-3M from Plesetsk LC-132/2 deployed the eight small relays into LEO for low-rate tactical message store-and-forward.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 480 kg
- Flight
- 238th
- of 445 Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flights
- Date and time
- 6 August 1981, 11:49 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Builder
- Polyot
- Launch site
- 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1981-074
- Launches in 1981
- 76th of 126
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