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1980-0549

COSMOS 1224

COSMOS 1224 (NORAD 12084) landed on 15 December 1980, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12084
International designator
1980-096A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
1 Dec 1980Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
15 Dec 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 15 Dec 1980

1 entry
1980-0548THOR ABLESTAR DEB

From the same launch

1980-096
1980-0538SL-4 R/B
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