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1981-0183

COSMOS 1262

COSMOS 1262 (NORAD 12385) landed on 21 April 1981, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12385
International designator
1981-032A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
7 Apr 1981Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
21 Apr 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
Mass
2,655 kg
Operator
GUKOS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-6
Programme
Zenit-6

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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.

Life in orbit

14 days

Also ended on 21 Apr 1981

1 entry
1981-0182DELTA 1 DEB

From the same launch

1981-032
1981-0166SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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