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Entry no.
1980-0547

Kosmos-1204 SS 21

ESO

Kosmos-1204 SS 21 (NORAD 12074) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 December 1980, after 4 months in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
12074
International designator
1980-067Y
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
COSMOS 1204 DEBListed as a fragment
Country
USSR
Launched
31 Jul 1980Kapustin Yar
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Dec 1980UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 months136 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
50.7°N to 50.7°SFinal inclination 50.7°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
PVO
Built by
Southern SDB
Bus
ESO
Programme
ESO

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 50.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 50.7°N and 50.7°S.

Life in orbit

4 months

From the same launch

1980-067
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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