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Entry no.
1981-0032

COSMOS 1236

COSMOS 1236 (NORAD 12121) landed on 21 January 1981, after 26 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12121
International designator
1980-105A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
26 Dec 1980Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
21 Jan 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
26 days26 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
67.1°N to 67.1°SFinal inclination 67.1°
Mass
2,886 kg
Operator
GUKOS RVSN
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Yantar'-2K
Programme
Feniks

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 67.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 67.1°N and 67.1°S.

Life in orbit

26 days

From the same launch

1980-105
1980-0571SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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