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Entry no.
1981-0098

COSMOS 1246

COSMOS 1246 (NORAD 12301) landed on 13 March 1981, after 23 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12301
International designator
1981-015A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
18 Feb 1981Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
13 Mar 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
23 days23 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
64.9°N to 64.9°SFinal inclination 64.9°
Mass
2,720 kg
Operator
TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Yantar'-1KFT
Programme
Siluet

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 64.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.9°N and 64.9°S.

Life in orbit

23 days

COSMOS 1246’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 13 Mar 1981

2 entries
1981-0099SL-6 R/B(1)1981-0097SCOUT X-4 DEB

From the same launch

1981-015
1981-0070SL-4 R/B
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