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Entry no.
1981-0030

COSMOS 1237

COSMOS 1237 (NORAD 12130) landed on 20 January 1981, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12130
International designator
1981-001A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
6 Jan 1981Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
20 Jan 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
—
Mass
2,655 kg
Operator
GUKOS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-6
Programme
Zenit-6

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

14 days

Also ended on 20 Jan 1981

3 entries
1981-0028SL-8 R/B1981-0029SL-6 R/B1981-0031SL-4 R/B

From the same launch

1981-001
1981-0025SL-4 R/B
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