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Entry no.
1981-0101

COSMOS 1258

COSMOS 1258 (NORAD 12337) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 14 March 1981, after 0 days in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
12337
International designator
1981-024A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
14 Mar 1981Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Mar 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 5V91TM

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 65.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.8°N and 65.8°S.

Life in orbit

0 days

Also ended on 14 Mar 1981

1 entry
1981-0100SL-4 R/B

From the same launch

1981-024
1981-0105SL-11 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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