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Entry no.
1981-0272
COSMOS 1273
COSMOS 1273 (NORAD 12469) landed on 4 June 1981, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12469
International designator
1981-048A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
22 May 1981Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
4 Jun 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 82.3°
Mass
2,455 kg
Operator
Priroda
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Fram
Programme
Fram
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 82.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysAlso ended on 4 Jun 1981
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1981-048
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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