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Entry no.
1980-0572

COSMOS 1227 DEB

COSMOS 1227 DEB (NORAD 12129) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 December 1980.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
12129
International designator
1980-101E
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
16 Dec 1980Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Dec 1980UTC calendar day
Time since launch
14 days14 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°

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 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 30 Dec 1980

3 entries
1980-0571SL-4 R/B1980-0569TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB1980-0570COSMOS 1174 DEB

From the same launch

1980-101
1980-0555SL-4 R/B1980-0567COSMOS 1227
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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