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1981-0042

COSMOS 1239

COSMOS 1239 (NORAD 12140) landed on 28 January 1981, after 12 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12140
International designator
1981-004A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
16 Jan 1981Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
28 Jan 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 82.3°
Mass
2,200 kg
Operator
VTS SA
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-4MT
Programme
Orion

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 82.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°S.

Life in orbit

12 days

Also ended on 28 Jan 1981

1 entry
1981-0041TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB

From the same launch

1981-004
1981-0031SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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