Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
08:00:00
Friday February 6, 1981
Intercosmos 21 was launched by the USSR and carried scientific instruments for testing of methods for comperhensive study of the oceans and the surface of the Earth, and testing of automatic gathering of scientific information from experimental sea and land stations. Launched under the Intercosmos program together with Czechoslovakia, GDR, Hungary and Romania.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
995 kilograms
254th
Mission
3rd
Mission of 1981
1473rd
Mission
12th
Mission of 1981
12th
Orbital launch attempt