Launch · COSPAR 1981-026 · 17 Mar 1981

COSMOS 1259

Name: Launch 1981-026 — COSMOS 1259
Start: 1981-03-17
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)

Payloads

Catalogued objects

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

Decayed

100% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 7

Payload Payload · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
COSMOS 1259 Kosmos (Russian military / government)	12341	1981-026A	Decayed	LEO	348 / 414 km	70.37°	31 Mar 1981	Russian Ministry of Defence

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
SL-4 R/B	12342	1981-026B	Decayed	LEO	143 / 187 km	70.34°	25 Mar 1981	—

Debris Debris · 5

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
SL-4 DEB	12350	1981-026C	Decayed	LEO	199 / 379 km	70.30°	11 Apr 1981	—
COSMOS 1259 DEB	12379	1981-026D	Decayed	LEO	204 / 215 km	70.35°	29 Apr 1981	—
COSMOS 1259 DEB	12380	1981-026E	Decayed	LEO	300 / 324 km	70.36°	08 Jul 1981	—
COSMOS 1259 DEB	12381	1981-026F	Decayed	LEO	139 / 159 km	70.32°	30 Aug 1981	—
COSMOS 1259 DEB	12382	1981-026G	Decayed	LEO	248 / 317 km	70.35°	19 Apr 1981	—

Record

Timeline

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1981-026; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.