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Entry no.
1981-0353

COSMOS 1280

COSMOS 1280 (NORAD 12577) landed on 16 July 1981, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12577
International designator
1981-063A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
2 Jul 1981Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
16 Jul 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 82.3°
Mass
2,555 kg
Operator
Priroda
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Resurs-F1
Programme
Resurs-F1

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

14 days

Also ended on 16 Jul 1981

1 entry
1981-0354COSMOS 1279 DEB

From the same launch

1981-063
1981-0344SL-4 R/B
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