Kosmos 1423 (Molniya-1K 60L), a Soviet military Korund-network communications satellite, launched on a Molniya-M from Baikonur; the Block L stage failed at ignition, stranding the payload in low Earth orbit instead of the planned highly elliptical Molniya orbit.
- Outcome
- Partial
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2 T
- Flight
- 144th
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 8 December 1982, 13:46 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1982-115
- Launches in 1982
- 122nd of 129
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