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Launch · COSPAR 1981-016 · 19 Feb 1981

COSMOS 1247

Plesetsk Cosmodrome · RU62.93°, 40.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

12

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

8

Decayed

4

33% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Plesetsk CosmodromePlesetsk Cosmodrome

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 12

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
COSMOS 1247Kosmos (Russian military / government)123031981-016AUnknownHEO3,625 / 36,402 km69.31°on orbitRussian Ministry of Defence

Rocket body Rocket body · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-6 R/B(1)123041981-016BDecayedLEO133 / 164 km62.80°13 Mar 1981—
SL-6 R/B(2)123111981-016EInactiveMEO5,555 / 34,096 km71.68°on orbit—

Debris Debris · 9

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-6 PLAT123051981-016CDecayedLEO130 / 271 km62.84°25 Feb 1981—
SL-6 DEB123061981-016DDecayedLEO178 / 385 km62.84°13 Apr 1981—
COSMOS 1247 DEB129841981-016FInactiveHEO3,924 / 36,070 km69.66°on orbit—
COSMOS 1247 DEB129851981-016GDecayedLEO94 / 891 km61.37°07 Jul 2009—
COSMOS 1247 DEB129921981-016HInactiveHEO3,601 / 36,420 km68.75°on orbit—
COSMOS 1247 DEB267861981-016JInactiveMEO4,900 / 34,672 km70.34°on orbit—
COSMOS 1247 DEB282691981-016KInactiveHEO2,601 / 37,650 km66.73°on orbit—
COSMOS 1247 DEB282701981-016LInactiveHEO3,548 / 36,481 km69.13°on orbit—
COSMOS 1247 DEB482631981-016MInactiveHEO4,257 / 36,839 km68.34°on orbit—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1981-016
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
19 Feb 1981
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Site code
PLMSC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYCR3J7EVTWX7BD95TZ

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1981-016; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

COSMOS 1247 — Launch 1981-016, 19 Feb 1981 | SatelliteIndex