CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1980-0520
COSMOS 1221
COSMOS 1221 (NORAD 12058) landed on 26 November 1980, after 14 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12058
International designator
1980-090A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
12 Nov 1980Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
26 Nov 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 allowedExact 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 daysAlso ended on 26 Nov 1980
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1980-090
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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