CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1981-0049
COSMOS 1243
COSMOS 1243 (NORAD 12160) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 2 February 1981, after 0 days in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
12160
International designator
1981-010A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
2 Feb 1981Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Feb 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
0 days0 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
65.8°N to 65.8°SFinal inclination 65.8°
Mass
1,400 kg
Operator
PKO
Built by
Kometa
Bus
IS
Programme
IS 5V91AT
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 65.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.8°N and 65.8°S.
Life in orbit
0 daysAlso ended on 2 Feb 1981
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1981-010
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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