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Entry no.
1981-0329

COSMOS 1276

COSMOS 1276 (NORAD 12517) landed on 29 June 1981, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12517
International designator
1981-055A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
16 Jun 1981Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
29 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 allowed
Exact 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 days

Also ended on 29 Jun 1981

2 entries
1981-0328DELTA 1 DEB1981-0330SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1981-055
1981-0303SL-4 R/B
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