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Launch · COSPAR 1981-071 · 04 Aug 1981

COSMOS 1285

Plesetsk Cosmodrome · RU62.93°, 40.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

28

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

26

Decayed

2

7% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Plesetsk CosmodromePlesetsk Cosmodrome

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 28

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
COSMOS 1285Kosmos (Russian military / government)126271981-071AUnknownHEO4,460 / 36,352 km68.74°on orbitRussian Ministry of Defence

Rocket body Rocket body · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-6 R/B(1)126301981-071CDecayedLEO143 / 189 km62.82°01 Sept 1981—
SL-6 R/B(2)126801981-071DInactiveHEO2,419 / 38,179 km66.47°on orbit—

Debris Debris · 25

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
COSMOS 1285 DEB335251981-071AAInactiveHEO5,176 / 35,711 km67.23°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB335261981-071ABInactiveHEO5,142 / 35,674 km66.92°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB335271981-071ACInactiveHEO4,006 / 36,861 km65.94°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB335281981-071ADInactiveHEO4,839 / 35,891 km66.81°on orbit—
SL-6 PLAT126291981-071BDecayedLEO132 / 188 km62.91°26 Aug 1981—
COSMOS 1285 DEB129931981-071EInactiveHEO3,249 / 37,598 km67.33°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB139611981-071FInactiveHEO5,716 / 35,084 km70.85°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB258381981-071GInactiveHEO3,662 / 37,120 km67.96°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB258391981-071HInactiveHEO3,252 / 37,510 km67.60°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB258401981-071JInactiveHEO4,475 / 36,342 km69.09°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB258411981-071KInactiveHEO4,190 / 36,619 km67.15°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB266801981-071LInactiveHEO485 / 40,262 km62.77°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB277981981-071MInactiveHEO5,668 / 35,123 km69.74°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB277991981-071NInactiveHEO3,645 / 37,215 km66.78°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB278001981-071PInactiveHEO1,295 / 39,594 km64.41°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB278011981-071QInactiveHEO951 / 39,878 km63.93°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB278021981-071RInactiveHEO5,539 / 35,354 km68.69°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB285581981-071SInactiveHEO5,418 / 35,464 km69.17°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB285591981-071TInactiveHEO4,648 / 36,111 km66.97°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB285601981-071UInactiveHEO4,336 / 36,493 km66.47°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB285611981-071VInactiveHEO3,913 / 36,915 km66.75°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB292961981-071WInactiveHEO4,163 / 36,624 km68.95°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB335221981-071XInactiveHEO4,251 / 36,561 km67.75°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB335231981-071YInactiveHEO4,076 / 36,742 km67.53°on orbit—
COSMOS 1285 DEB335241981-071ZInactiveHEO3,716 / 37,049 km69.00°on orbit—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1981-071
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
04 Aug 1981
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Site code
PLMSC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYCR3J7EVTWX7BD95WP

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1981-071; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

COSMOS 1285 — Launch 1981-071, 04 Aug 1981 | SatelliteIndex