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Launch · COSPAR 1981-047 · 21 May 1981

COSMOS 1272

Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam) · KZ45.92°, 63.34°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

8

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

0

Decayed

8

100% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 8

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
COSMOS 1272Kosmos (Russian military / government)124661981-047ADecayedLEO362 / 415 km70.39°04 Jun 1981Russian Ministry of Defence

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-4 R/B124671981-047BDecayedLEO147 / 173 km70.36°31 May 1981—

Debris Debris · 6

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-4 DEB124681981-047CDecayedLEO184 / 299 km70.35°23 May 1981—
COSMOS 1272 DEB124981981-047DDecayedLEO124 / 137 km70.35°24 Nov 1981—
COSMOS 1272 DEB124991981-047EDecayedLEO241 / 302 km70.35°09 Jun 1981—
COSMOS 1272 DEB125051981-047FDecayedLEO332 / 370 km70.39°08 Jul 1981—
COSMOS 1272 DEB125061981-047GDecayedLEO219 / 237 km70.38°06 Jul 1981—
COSMOS 1272 DEB125071981-047HDecayedLEO196 / 213 km70.37°05 Aug 1981—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1981-047
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
21 May 1981
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)
Site code
TYMSC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYCR3J7EVTWX7BD95VY

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1981-047; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

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