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1980-0462

COSMOS 1216

COSMOS 1216 (NORAD 12019) landed on 30 October 1980, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12019
International designator
1980-084A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
16 Oct 1980Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
30 Oct 1980UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
Mass
2,655 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-6
Programme
Zenit-6

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.

Life in orbit

14 days

Also ended on 30 Oct 1980

1 entry
1980-0461COSMOS 812

From the same launch

1980-084
1980-0447SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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