List of Kosmos satellites (1001–1250)
Encyclopedia
The designation Kosmos is a generic name given to a large number of Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

, and subsequently Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n, satellite
Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....

s, the first
Kosmos 1
Kosmos 1 , also known as DS-2 #1 and occasionally in the West as Sputnik 11 was a technology demonstration and ionospheric research satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1962. It was the first satellite to be designated under the Kosmos system, and the first spacecraft launched as part of the...

 of which was launched in 1962. Satellites given Kosmos designations include military spacecraft, failed probes to the Moon and the planets, prototypes for manned spacecraft, and scientific spacecraft. This is a list of satellites with Kosmos designations between 1001 and 1250.
Designation Type Launch date (GMT) Carrier rocket Function Decay/Destruction* Remarks
Kosmos 1001  Soyuz 7K-ST  4 April 1978
15:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Test 15 April 1978
Kosmos 1002  Zenit-2M  6 April 1978
09:10
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 19 April 1978
Kosmos 1003  Zenit-4MKM  20 April 1978
15:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 4 May 1978
Kosmos 1004  Zenit-2M  5 May 1978
15:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 18 May 1978
Kosmos 1005  Tselina-D  12 May 1978
04:07
Vostok-2M
Vostok-2M
The Vostok-2M , GRAU index 8A92M was an expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1991. Ninety-three were launched, of which one failed. Another was destroyed before launch. It was originally built as a specialised version of the earlier Vostok-2, for injecting lighter...

 8A92M
ELINT  15 June 2000
Kosmos 1006  Taifun-1  12 May 1978
11:00
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Radar target 14 March 1979
Kosmos 1007  Zenit-4MKM  16 May 1978
10:40
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 29 May 1978
Kosmos 1008  Tselina-OK  17 May 1978
14:39
Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT  8 January 1981
Kosmos 1009  IS  19 May 1978
00:21
Tsyklon-2
Tsyklon-2
The Tsyklon-2, also known as Tsiklon-2 and Tsyklon-M, GRAU index 11K69, was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 6 August 1969, and after 106 launches, made its final flight on 24...

 11K69
ASAT
ASAT
ASAT can mean:* Anti-satellite weapon* The ASM-135 ASAT, an air-launched anti-satellite multi stage missile* aspartate transaminase, an enzyme in amino acid metabolism*Advanced Subsonic Aerial Target A UAV used by the British Army for AA training....

 test
19 May 1978 Made non-destructive intercept of Kosmos 967
Kosmos 967
Kosmos 967 is a satellite which was used as a target for tests of anti-satellite weapons. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1977 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme, and used as a target for Kosmos 970 and Kosmos 1009, as part of the Istrebitel Sputnik programme.It was launched...

Kosmos 1010  Zenit-4MKT  23 May 1978
07:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 5 June 1978
Kosmos 1011  Parus
Parus (satellite)
Parus , also Tsyklon-B or Tsiklon-B and Tsikada-M , GRAU index 11F627, is a Russian, previously Soviet satellite constellation used for communication and navigation. As of 2010, 99 Parus satellites have been launched, starting with Kosmos 700 in 1974...

 
23 May 1978
16:57
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation, Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1012  Zenit-2M  25 May 1978
14:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 7 June 1978
Kosmos 1013  Strela-1M  7 June 1978
22:00
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1014  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1015  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1016  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1017  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1018  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1019  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1020  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1021  Zenit-4MKM  10 June 1978
08:35
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 23 June 1978
Kosmos 1022  Zenit-4MKM  12 June 1978
10:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 25 June 1978
Kosmos 1023  Strela-2  21 June 1978
09:27
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1024  Oko  28 June 1978
02:59
Molniya-M
Molniya-M
The Molniya-M , designation 8K78M, was a Russian carrier rocket derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. First launched in 1964, it had replaced its predecessor, Molniya, by the end of 1965...

 8K78M
Missile defence in orbit
Kosmos 1025  Tselina-D  28 June 1978
17:35
Tsyklon-3
Tsyklon-3
The Tsyklon-3, also known as Tsiklon-3, GRAU index 11K68, was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 24 June 1977, and was retired on 30 January 2009...

 11K68
Boilerplate test 10 March 2007
Kosmos 1026  Energia  2 July 1978
09:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Magnetospheric 6 July 1978
Kosmos 1027  Tsiklon  27 July 1978
04:49
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Kosmos 1028  Yantar-2K  5 August 1978
15:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 4 September 1978
Kosmos 1029  Zenit-4MKM  29 August 1978
15:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 8 September 1978
Kosmos 1030  Oko  6 September 1978
03:04
Molniya-M
Molniya-M
The Molniya-M , designation 8K78M, was a Russian carrier rocket derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. First launched in 1964, it had replaced its predecessor, Molniya, by the end of 1965...

 8K78M
Missile defence 17 August 2004
Kosmos 1031  Zenit-4MKM  9 September 1978
15:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 22 September 1978
Kosmos 1032  Zenit-2M  19 September 1978
08:05
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 2 October 1978
Kosmos 1033  Zenit-4MKT  3 October 1978
11:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 16 October 1978
Kosmos 1034  Strela-1M  4 October 1978
03:49
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1035  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1036  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1037  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1038  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1039  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1040  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1041  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1042  Zenit-4MKM  6 October 1978
15:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 19 October 1978
Kosmos 1043  Tselina-D  10 October 1978
19:44
Vostok-2M
Vostok-2M
The Vostok-2M , GRAU index 8A92M was an expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1991. Ninety-three were launched, of which one failed. Another was destroyed before launch. It was originally built as a specialised version of the earlier Vostok-2, for injecting lighter...

 8A92M
ELINT  27 February 1998
Kosmos 1044  Zenit-2M  17 October 1978
15:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 30 October 1978
Kosmos 1045  Meteor-2  26 October 1978
07:00
Tsyklon-3
Tsyklon-3
The Tsyklon-3, also known as Tsiklon-3, GRAU index 11K68, was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 24 June 1977, and was retired on 30 January 2009...

 11K68
Weather in orbit
Kosmos 1046  Zenit-4MT  1 November 1978
12:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 13 November 1978
Kosmos 1047  Zenit-4MKM  15 November 1978
11:45
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 28 November 1978
Kosmos 1048  Strela-2  16 November 1978
21:45
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1049  Zenit-4MKM  21 November 1978
12:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 4 December 1978
Kosmos 1050  Zenit-6  28 November 1978
16:20
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 12 December 1978
Kosmos 1051  Strela-1M  5 December 1978
18:12
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1052  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1053  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1054  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1055  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1056  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1057  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1058  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1059  Zenit-4MKM  7 December 1978
15:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 20 December 1978
Kosmos 1060  Zenit-2M  8 December 1978
09:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 21 December 1978
Kosmos 1061  Zenit-2M  14 December 1978
15:20
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 27 December 1978
Kosmos 1062  Tselina-O  15 December 1978
13:19
Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT  20 April 1981
Kosmos 1063  Tselina-D  19 December 1978
01:35
Vostok-2M
Vostok-2M
The Vostok-2M , GRAU index 8A92M was an expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1991. Ninety-three were launched, of which one failed. Another was destroyed before launch. It was originally built as a specialised version of the earlier Vostok-2, for injecting lighter...

 8A92M
ELINT  25 November 2001
Kosmos 1064  Parus
Parus (satellite)
Parus , also Tsyklon-B or Tsiklon-B and Tsikada-M , GRAU index 11F627, is a Russian, previously Soviet satellite constellation used for communication and navigation. As of 2010, 99 Parus satellites have been launched, starting with Kosmos 700 in 1974...

 
20 December 1978
20:43
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation, Communication 12 November 1989
Kosmos 1065  Romb  22 December 1978
22:00
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Calibration 1 August 1979
Kosmos 1066  Astrofizika  23 December 1978
08:39
Vostok-2M
Vostok-2M
The Vostok-2M , GRAU index 8A92M was an expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1991. Ninety-three were launched, of which one failed. Another was destroyed before launch. It was originally built as a specialised version of the earlier Vostok-2, for injecting lighter...

 8A92M
Technology in orbit
Kosmos 1067  Sfera
SFera
SFera is a science fiction society from Zagreb, Croatia. It was founded in 1976, thus marking the beginnings of organised science fiction fandom in the region....

 
26 December 1978
13:30
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Geodesy
Geodesy
Geodesy , also named geodetics, a branch of earth sciences, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, including its gravitational field, in a three-dimensional time-varying space. Geodesists also study geodynamical phenomena such as crustal...

 
in orbit
Kosmos 1068  Zenit-4MKM  26 December 1978
15:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 8 January 1979
Kosmos 1069  Zenit-4MT  28 December 1978
16:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 10 January 1979
Kosmos 1070  Zenit-2M  11 January 1979
15:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 20 January 1979
Kosmos 1071  Zenit-4MKM  13 January 1979
15:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 26 January 1979
Kosmos 1072  Parus
Parus (satellite)
Parus , also Tsyklon-B or Tsiklon-B and Tsikada-M , GRAU index 11F627, is a Russian, previously Soviet satellite constellation used for communication and navigation. As of 2010, 99 Parus satellites have been launched, starting with Kosmos 700 in 1974...

 
16 January 1979
17:37
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation, Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1073  Zenit-4MKM  30 January 1979
15:15
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 12 February 1979
Kosmos 1074  Soyuz 7K-ST  31 January 1979
09:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Test 1 April 1979
Kosmos 1075  Taifun-1  8 February 1979
10:00
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Radar target 19 October 1981
Kosmos 1076  Okean-E  12 February 1979
13:00
Tsyklon-3
Tsyklon-3
The Tsyklon-3, also known as Tsiklon-3, GRAU index 11K68, was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 24 June 1977, and was retired on 30 January 2009...

 11K68
Oceanography 10 August 2001
Kosmos 1077  Tselina-D  13 February 1979
21:41
Vostok-2M
Vostok-2M
The Vostok-2M , GRAU index 8A92M was an expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1991. Ninety-three were launched, of which one failed. Another was destroyed before launch. It was originally built as a specialised version of the earlier Vostok-2, for injecting lighter...

 8A92M
ELINT  26 June 2000
Kosmos 1078  Zenit-4MKM  22 February 1979
12:10
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 2 March 1979
Kosmos 1079  Yantar-2K  27 February 1979
15:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 11 March 1979
Kosmos 1080  Zenit-4MKM  14 March 1979
10:50
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 28 March 1979
Kosmos 1081  Strela-1M  15 March 1979
02:58
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1082  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1083  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1084  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1085  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1086  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1087  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1088  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1089  Parus
Parus (satellite)
Parus , also Tsyklon-B or Tsiklon-B and Tsikada-M , GRAU index 11F627, is a Russian, previously Soviet satellite constellation used for communication and navigation. As of 2010, 99 Parus satellites have been launched, starting with Kosmos 700 in 1974...

 
21 March 1979
04:13
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation, Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1090  Zenit-2M  31 March 1979
10:45
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 13 April 1979
Kosmos 1091  Parus
Parus (satellite)
Parus , also Tsyklon-B or Tsiklon-B and Tsikada-M , GRAU index 11F627, is a Russian, previously Soviet satellite constellation used for communication and navigation. As of 2010, 99 Parus satellites have been launched, starting with Kosmos 700 in 1974...

 
7 April 1979
06:20
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation, Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1092  Tsikada  11 April 1979
21:51
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Kosmos 1093  Tselina-D  14 April 1979
05:27
Vostok-2M
Vostok-2M
The Vostok-2M , GRAU index 8A92M was an expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1991. Ninety-three were launched, of which one failed. Another was destroyed before launch. It was originally built as a specialised version of the earlier Vostok-2, for injecting lighter...

 8A92M
ELINT  23 March 2000
Kosmos 1094  US-P  18 April 1979
12:00
Tsyklon-2
Tsyklon-2
The Tsyklon-2, also known as Tsiklon-2 and Tsyklon-M, GRAU index 11K69, was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 6 August 1969, and after 106 launches, made its final flight on 24...

 11K69
ELINT  7 November 1979
Kosmos 1095  Zenit-6  20 April 1979
11:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 4 May 1979
Kosmos 1096  US-P  25 April 1979
10:00
Tsyklon-2
Tsyklon-2
The Tsyklon-2, also known as Tsiklon-2 and Tsyklon-M, GRAU index 11K69, was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 6 August 1969, and after 106 launches, made its final flight on 24...

 11K69
ELINT  24 November 1979
Kosmos 1097  Yantar-4K1  27 April 1979
17:15
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 27 May 1979
Kosmos 1098  Zenit-4MKM  15 May 1979
11:40
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 28 May 1979
Kosmos 1099  Zenit-4MKT  17 May 1979
07:10
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 30 May 1979
Kosmos 1100  TKS  22 May 1979
23:00
Proton-K
Proton-K
The Proton-K, also designated Proton 8K82K after its GRAU index, 8K82K, is a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and is launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan...

 8K72K
Test 23 May 1979
Kosmos 1101  TKS  Test 23 May 1979
Kosmos 1102  Zenit-2M
Zenit-2M
The Zenit-2M, Zenit-2SB or Zenit-2SLB is an Ukrainian expendable carrier rocket derived from the Zenit-3SL. It is a member of the Zenit family of rockets, which were designed by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau...

 
25 May 1979
07:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Resource detection 7 June 1979
Kosmos 1103  Zenit-6  31 May 1979
16:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 14 June 1979
Kosmos 1104  Parus
Parus (satellite)
Parus , also Tsyklon-B or Tsiklon-B and Tsikada-M , GRAU index 11F627, is a Russian, previously Soviet satellite constellation used for communication and navigation. As of 2010, 99 Parus satellites have been launched, starting with Kosmos 700 in 1974...

 
31 May 1979
17:58
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation, Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1105  Zenit-4MKT  8 June 1979
07:10
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 21 June 1979
Kosmos 1106  Zenit-2M
Zenit-2M
The Zenit-2M, Zenit-2SB or Zenit-2SLB is an Ukrainian expendable carrier rocket derived from the Zenit-3SL. It is a member of the Zenit family of rockets, which were designed by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau...

 
12 June 1979
07:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Resource detection 25 June 1979
Kosmos 1107  Zenit-6  15 June 1979
10:50
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 29 June 1979
Kosmos 1108  Zenit-4MKT  22 June 1979
07:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 5 July 1979
Kosmos 1109  Oko  27 June 1979
18:11
Molniya-M
Molniya-M
The Molniya-M , designation 8K78M, was a Russian carrier rocket derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. First launched in 1964, it had replaced its predecessor, Molniya, by the end of 1965...

 8K78M
Missile defence in orbit
Kosmos 1110  Strela-2  28 June 1979
20:09
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1111  Zenit-6  29 June 1979
16:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 14 July 1979
Kosmos 1112  Romb  6 July 1979
08:20
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Calibration 21 January 1980
Kosmos 1113  Zenit-4MKM  10 July 1979
09:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 23 July 1979
Kosmos 1114  Tselina-O  11 July 1979
15:41
Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT  26 December 1981
Kosmos 1115  Zenit-4MKT  13 July 1979
08:25
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 26 July 1979
Kosmos 1116  Tselina-D  20 July 1979
11:58
Vostok-2M
Vostok-2M
The Vostok-2M , GRAU index 8A92M was an expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1991. Ninety-three were launched, of which one failed. Another was destroyed before launch. It was originally built as a specialised version of the earlier Vostok-2, for injecting lighter...

 8A92M
ELINT  11 March 1993
Kosmos 1117  Zenit-4MKM  25 July 1979
15:20
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 7 August 1979
Kosmos 1118  Zenit-2M
Zenit-2M
The Zenit-2M, Zenit-2SB or Zenit-2SLB is an Ukrainian expendable carrier rocket derived from the Zenit-3SL. It is a member of the Zenit family of rockets, which were designed by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau...

 
27 July 1979
07:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Resource detection 9 August 1979
Kosmos 1119  Zenit-4MT  3 August 1979
10:45
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 15 August 1979
Kosmos 1120  Zenit-4MKM  11 August 1979
09:15
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 24 August 1979
Kosmos 1121  Yantar-2K  14 August 1979
15:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 13 September 1979
Kosmos 1122  Zenit-2M
Zenit-2M
The Zenit-2M, Zenit-2SB or Zenit-2SLB is an Ukrainian expendable carrier rocket derived from the Zenit-3SL. It is a member of the Zenit family of rockets, which were designed by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau...

 
17 August 1979
07:45
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Resource detection 30 August 1979
Kosmos 1123  Zenit-4MKT  21 August 1979
11:10
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 3 September 1979
Kosmos 1124  Oko  28 August 1979
00:17
Molniya-M
Molniya-M
The Molniya-M , designation 8K78M, was a Russian carrier rocket derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. First launched in 1964, it had replaced its predecessor, Molniya, by the end of 1965...

 8K78M
Missile defence in orbit
Kosmos 1125  Strela-2  28 August 1979
00:55
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1126  Zenit-6  31 August 1979
11:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 14 September 1979
Kosmos 1127  Resurs-F1  5 September 1979
10:20
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Remote sensing 18 September 1979
Kosmos 1128  Zenit-4MKM  14 September 1979
15:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 27 September 1979
Kosmos 1129  Bion
Bion (satellite)
The Bion satellites or Bion space program , also named Biocosmos, were a series of Soviet biosatellites. They were part of the Cosmos satellites....

 
25 September 1979
15:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Biological 14 October 1979
Kosmos 1130  Strela-1M  25 September 1979
21:00
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1131  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1132  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1133  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1134  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1135  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1136  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1137  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1138  Zenit-6  28 September 1979
12:20
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 12 October 1979
Kosmos 1139  Zenit-4MT  5 October 1979
11:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 18 October 1979
Kosmos 1140  Strela-2  11 October 1979
16:36
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1141  Parus
Parus (satellite)
Parus , also Tsyklon-B or Tsiklon-B and Tsikada-M , GRAU index 11F627, is a Russian, previously Soviet satellite constellation used for communication and navigation. As of 2010, 99 Parus satellites have been launched, starting with Kosmos 700 in 1974...

 
16 October 1979
12:17
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation, Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1142  Zenit-6  22 October 1979
12:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 4 November 1979
Kosmos 1143  Tselina-D  26 October 1979
18:12
Vostok-2M
Vostok-2M
The Vostok-2M , GRAU index 8A92M was an expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1991. Ninety-three were launched, of which one failed. Another was destroyed before launch. It was originally built as a specialised version of the earlier Vostok-2, for injecting lighter...

 8A92M
ELINT  17 February 2002
Kosmos 1144  Yantar-2K  2 November 1979
16:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 4 December 1979
Kosmos 1145  Tselina-D  27 November 1979
09:55
Vostok-2M
Vostok-2M
The Vostok-2M , GRAU index 8A92M was an expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1991. Ninety-three were launched, of which one failed. Another was destroyed before launch. It was originally built as a specialised version of the earlier Vostok-2, for injecting lighter...

 8A92M
ELINT  16 June 2000
Kosmos 1146  Taifun-1B  5 December 1979
09:00
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Radar target 25 November 1981
Kosmos 1147  Zenit-6  12 December 1979
12:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 26 December 1979
Kosmos 1148  Zenit-4MKM  28 December 1979
13:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 10 January 1980
Kosmos 1149  Zenit-6  9 January 1980
12:15
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 23 January 1980
Kosmos 1150  Parus
Parus (satellite)
Parus , also Tsyklon-B or Tsiklon-B and Tsikada-M , GRAU index 11F627, is a Russian, previously Soviet satellite constellation used for communication and navigation. As of 2010, 99 Parus satellites have been launched, starting with Kosmos 700 in 1974...

 
14 January 1980
19:49
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation, Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1151  Okean-E  23 January 1980
07:00
Tsyklon-3
Tsyklon-3
The Tsyklon-3, also known as Tsiklon-3, GRAU index 11K68, was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 24 June 1977, and was retired on 30 January 2009...

 11K68
Oceanography in orbit
Kosmos 1152  Yantar-2K  24 January 1980
15:45
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 6 February 1980
Kosmos 1153  Parus
Parus (satellite)
Parus , also Tsyklon-B or Tsiklon-B and Tsikada-M , GRAU index 11F627, is a Russian, previously Soviet satellite constellation used for communication and navigation. As of 2010, 99 Parus satellites have been launched, starting with Kosmos 700 in 1974...

 
25 January 1980
20:36
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation, Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1154  Tselina-D  30 January 1980
12:51
Vostok-2M
Vostok-2M
The Vostok-2M , GRAU index 8A92M was an expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1991. Ninety-three were launched, of which one failed. Another was destroyed before launch. It was originally built as a specialised version of the earlier Vostok-2, for injecting lighter...

 8A92M
ELINT  5 November 2002
Kosmos 1155  Zenit-6  7 February 1980
11:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 21 February 1980
Kosmos 1156  Strela-1M  11 February 1980
23:32
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1157  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1158  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1159  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1160  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1161  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1162  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1163  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1164  Oko  12 February 1980
00:53
Molniya-M
Molniya-M
The Molniya-M , designation 8K78M, was a Russian carrier rocket derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. First launched in 1964, it had replaced its predecessor, Molniya, by the end of 1965...

 8K78M
Missile defence 12 February 1980
Kosmos 1165  Zenit-4MKM  21 February 1980
12:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 5 March 1980
Kosmos 1166  Zenit-6  4 March 1980
10:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 18 March 1980
Kosmos 1167  US-P  14 March 1980
10:40
Tsyklon-2
Tsyklon-2
The Tsyklon-2, also known as Tsiklon-2 and Tsyklon-M, GRAU index 11K69, was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 6 August 1969, and after 106 launches, made its final flight on 24...

 11K69
ELINT  1 October 1981
Kosmos 1168  Tsikada  17 March 1980
21:37
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Kosmos 1169  Taifun-1  27 March 1980
07:30
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Radar target 3 March 1983
Kosmos 1170  Zenit-4MKM  1 April 1980
08:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 12 April 1980
Kosmos 1171
Kosmos 1171
Kosmos 1171 was a satellite which was used as a target for tests of anti-satellite weapons. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1980 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme, and used as a target for Kosmos 1174, as part of the Istrebitel Sputnik programme.It was launched aboard a...

 
Lira  3 April 1980
07:40
Kosmos-3M 11K65M ASAT target in orbit Attempted interception by Kosmos 1174 failed, eighth of ten Lira satellites
Kosmos 1172  Oko  12 April 1980
20:18
Molniya-M
Molniya-M
The Molniya-M , designation 8K78M, was a Russian carrier rocket derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. First launched in 1964, it had replaced its predecessor, Molniya, by the end of 1965...

 8K78M
Missile defence 26 December 1997
Kosmos 1173  Zenit-4MKM  17 April 1980
08:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 28 April 1980
Kosmos 1174  IS  18 April 1980
00:51
Tsyklon-2
Tsyklon-2
The Tsyklon-2, also known as Tsiklon-2 and Tsyklon-M, GRAU index 11K69, was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 6 August 1969, and after 106 launches, made its final flight on 24...

 11K69
ASAT
ASAT
ASAT can mean:* Anti-satellite weapon* The ASM-135 ASAT, an air-launched anti-satellite multi stage missile* aspartate transaminase, an enzyme in amino acid metabolism*Advanced Subsonic Aerial Target A UAV used by the British Army for AA training....

 test
20 April 1980 Failed to intercept Kosmos 1171
Kosmos 1171
Kosmos 1171 was a satellite which was used as a target for tests of anti-satellite weapons. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1980 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme, and used as a target for Kosmos 1174, as part of the Istrebitel Sputnik programme.It was launched aboard a...

Kosmos 1175  Molniya-3  18 April 1980
17:31
Molniya-M
Molniya-M
The Molniya-M , designation 8K78M, was a Russian carrier rocket derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. First launched in 1964, it had replaced its predecessor, Molniya, by the end of 1965...

 8K78M
Communication 29 September 1980
Kosmos 1176  US-A  29 April 1980
11:40
Tsyklon-2
Tsyklon-2
The Tsyklon-2, also known as Tsiklon-2 and Tsyklon-M, GRAU index 11K69, was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 6 August 1969, and after 106 launches, made its final flight on 24...

 11K69
Reconnaissance 4 October 1980
Kosmos 1177  Yantar-4K1  29 April 1980
13:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 12 June 1980
Kosmos 1178  Zenit-6  7 May 1980
13:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 22 May 1980
Kosmos 1179  Taifun-1B  14 May 1980
13:00
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Radar target 18 July 1989
Kosmos 1180  Zenit-4MT  15 May 1980
05:35
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 26 May 1980
Kosmos 1181  Parus
Parus (satellite)
Parus , also Tsyklon-B or Tsiklon-B and Tsikada-M , GRAU index 11F627, is a Russian, previously Soviet satellite constellation used for communication and navigation. As of 2010, 99 Parus satellites have been launched, starting with Kosmos 700 in 1974...

 
20 May 1980
09:21
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation, Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1182  Zenit-4MKT  23 May 1980
07:10
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 5 June 1980
Kosmos 1183  Zenit-6  28 May 1980
12:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 11 June 1980
Kosmos 1184  Tselina-D  4 June 1980
07:34
Vostok-2M
Vostok-2M
The Vostok-2M , GRAU index 8A92M was an expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1991. Ninety-three were launched, of which one failed. Another was destroyed before launch. It was originally built as a specialised version of the earlier Vostok-2, for injecting lighter...

 8A92M
ELINT  29 April 2002
Kosmos 1185  Resurs-F1  6 June 1980
07:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Remote sensing 20 June 1980
Kosmos 1186  Romb  6 June 1980
11:00
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Calibration 1 January 1982
Kosmos 1187  Zenit-6  12 June 1980
12:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 26 June 1980
Kosmos 1188  Oko  14 June 1980
20:52
Molniya-M
Molniya-M
The Molniya-M , designation 8K78M, was a Russian carrier rocket derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. First launched in 1964, it had replaced its predecessor, Molniya, by the end of 1965...

 8K78M
Missile defence in orbit
Kosmos 1189  Zenit-6  26 June 1980
12:20
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 10 July 1980
Kosmos 1190  Strela-2  1 July 1980
07:12
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1191  Oko  2 July 1980
00:54
Molniya-M
Molniya-M
The Molniya-M , designation 8K78M, was a Russian carrier rocket derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. First launched in 1964, it had replaced its predecessor, Molniya, by the end of 1965...

 8K78M
Missile defence in orbit
Kosmos 1192  Strela-1M  9 July 1980
00:42
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1193  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1194  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1195  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1196  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1197  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1198  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1199  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1200  Zenit-6  9 July 1980
12:40
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 23 July 1980
Kosmos 1201  Zenit-4MKT  15 July 1980
07:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 28 July 1980
Kosmos 1202  Zenit-6  24 July 1980
12:40
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 7 August 1980
Kosmos 1203  Resurs-F1  31 July 1980
07:45
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Remote sensing 14 August 1980
Kosmos 1204  Romb  31 July 1980
10:20
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Calibration 23 February 1981
Kosmos 1205  Zenit-6  12 August 1980
11:50
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 26 August 1980
Kosmos 1206  Tselina-D  15 August 1980
05:34
Vostok-2M
Vostok-2M
The Vostok-2M , GRAU index 8A92M was an expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1991. Ninety-three were launched, of which one failed. Another was destroyed before launch. It was originally built as a specialised version of the earlier Vostok-2, for injecting lighter...

 8A92M
ELINT  13 January 2002
Kosmos 1207  Zenit-4MKT  22 August 1980
10:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 4 September 1980
Kosmos 1208  Yantar-2K  26 August 1980
15:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 24 September 1980
Kosmos 1209  Resurs-F1  3 September 1980
10:20
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Remote sensing 17 September 1980
Kosmos 1210  Zenit-6  19 September 1980
10:10
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 3 October 1980
Kosmos 1211  Zenit-4MT  23 September 1980
10:30
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 4 October 1980
Kosmos 1212  Zenit-4MKT  26 September 1980
10:10
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 9 October 1980
Kosmos 1213  Zenit-6  3 October 1980
12:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 17 October 1980
Kosmos 1214  Zenit-4MKM  10 October 1980
13:10
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 23 October 1980
Kosmos 1215  Tselina-O  14 October 1980
20:41
Kosmos-3M 11K65M ELINT  12 May 1983
Kosmos 1216  Zenit-6  16 October 1980
12:20
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 30 October 1980
Kosmos 1217  Oko  24 October 1980
10:53
Molniya-M
Molniya-M
The Molniya-M , designation 8K78M, was a Russian carrier rocket derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. First launched in 1964, it had replaced its predecessor, Molniya, by the end of 1965...

 8K78M
Missile defence in orbit
Kosmos 1218  Yantar-4K1  30 October 1980
10:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 12 December 1980
Kosmos 1219  Zenit-6  31 October 1980
12:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 13 November 1980
Kosmos 1220  US-P  4 November 1980
15:04
Tsyklon-2
Tsyklon-2
The Tsyklon-2, also known as Tsiklon-2 and Tsyklon-M, GRAU index 11K69, was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 6 August 1969, and after 106 launches, made its final flight on 24...

 11K69
ELINT  20 June 1982
Kosmos 1221  Zenit-6  12 November 1980
12:21
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 26 November 1980
Kosmos 1222  Tselina-D  21 November 1980
11:53
Vostok-2M
Vostok-2M
The Vostok-2M , GRAU index 8A92M was an expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1991. Ninety-three were launched, of which one failed. Another was destroyed before launch. It was originally built as a specialised version of the earlier Vostok-2, for injecting lighter...

 8A92M
ELINT  in orbit
Kosmos 1223  Oko  27 November 1980
21:37
Molniya-M
Molniya-M
The Molniya-M , designation 8K78M, was a Russian carrier rocket derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. First launched in 1964, it had replaced its predecessor, Molniya, by the end of 1965...

 8K78M
Missile defence in orbit
Kosmos 1224  Zenit-6  1 December 1980
12:15
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 15 December 1980
Kosmos 1225  Parus
Parus (satellite)
Parus , also Tsyklon-B or Tsiklon-B and Tsikada-M , GRAU index 11F627, is a Russian, previously Soviet satellite constellation used for communication and navigation. As of 2010, 99 Parus satellites have been launched, starting with Kosmos 700 in 1974...

 
5 December 1980
04:23
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation, Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1226  Tsikada  10 December 1980
20:53
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation in orbit
Kosmos 1227  Zenit-6  16 December 1980
12:15
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 28 December 1980
Kosmos 1228  Strela-1M  23 December 1980
22:48
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1229  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1230  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1231  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1232  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1233  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1234  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1235  Strela-1M  Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1236  Yantar-2K  26 December 1980
16:10
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 21 January 1981
Kosmos 1237  Zenit-6  6 January 1981
12:15
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 20 January 1981
Kosmos 1238  Taifun-1  16 January 1981
09:00
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Radar target in orbit
Kosmos 1239  Zenit-4MT  16 January 1981
12:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 28 January 1981
Kosmos 1240  Yantar-2K  20 January 1981
11:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 17 February 1981
Kosmos 1241
Kosmos 1241
Kosmos 1241 was a target satellite which was used by the Soviet Union in the 1980s for tests of anti-satellite weapons as part of the Istrebitel Sputnik programme. It was launched in 1981, and was itself part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme...

 
Lira  21 January 1981
08:29
Kosmos-3M 11K65M ASAT target in orbit Intercepted by Kosmos 1243, but attempt to destroy satellite failed, attempted interception by Kosmos 1258 failed, ninth of ten Lira satellites
Kosmos 1242  Tselina-D  27 January 1981
14:58
Vostok-2M
Vostok-2M
The Vostok-2M , GRAU index 8A92M was an expendable carrier rocket used by the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1991. Ninety-three were launched, of which one failed. Another was destroyed before launch. It was originally built as a specialised version of the earlier Vostok-2, for injecting lighter...

 8A92M
ELINT  in orbit
Kosmos 1243  IS  2 February 1981
02:19
Tsyklon-2
Tsyklon-2
The Tsyklon-2, also known as Tsiklon-2 and Tsyklon-M, GRAU index 11K69, was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 6 August 1969, and after 106 launches, made its final flight on 24...

 11K69
ASAT
ASAT
ASAT can mean:* Anti-satellite weapon* The ASM-135 ASAT, an air-launched anti-satellite multi stage missile* aspartate transaminase, an enzyme in amino acid metabolism*Advanced Subsonic Aerial Target A UAV used by the British Army for AA training....

 test
2 February 1981 Intercepted Kosmos 1241
Kosmos 1241
Kosmos 1241 was a target satellite which was used by the Soviet Union in the 1980s for tests of anti-satellite weapons as part of the Istrebitel Sputnik programme. It was launched in 1981, and was itself part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme...

, explosive charge failed to detonate
Kosmos 1244  Parus
Parus (satellite)
Parus , also Tsyklon-B or Tsiklon-B and Tsikada-M , GRAU index 11F627, is a Russian, previously Soviet satellite constellation used for communication and navigation. As of 2010, 99 Parus satellites have been launched, starting with Kosmos 700 in 1974...

 
12 February 1981
18:21
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Navigation, Communication in orbit
Kosmos 1245  Zenit-6  13 February 1981
11:15
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 27 February 1981
Kosmos 1246  Yantar-1KFT  18 February 1981
09:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 13 March 1981
Kosmos 1247  Oko  19 February 1981
10:00
Molniya-M
Molniya-M
The Molniya-M , designation 8K78M, was a Russian carrier rocket derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. First launched in 1964, it had replaced its predecessor, Molniya, by the end of 1965...

 8K78M
Missile defence in orbit
Kosmos 1248  Yantar-2K  5 March 1981
15:00
Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....

 11A511U
Reconnaissance 4 April 1981
US-A  5 March 1981
18:09
Tsyklon-2
Tsyklon-2
The Tsyklon-2, also known as Tsiklon-2 and Tsyklon-M, GRAU index 11K69, was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 6 August 1969, and after 106 launches, made its final flight on 24...

 11K69
Reconnaissance 19 July 1981
Kosmos 1250  Strela-1M  6 March 1981
11:31
Kosmos-3M 11K65M Communication in orbit Launched with Kosmos 1251-1257

* — satellite was destroyed in orbit rather than decaying and burning up in the Earth's atmosphere
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