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Entry no.
1981-0367
COSMOS 1281
COSMOS 1281 (NORAD 12583) landed on 22 July 1981, after 15 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12583
International designator
1981-064A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
7 Jul 1981Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
22 Jul 1981UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 21 Jul 1981
Time in orbit
15 days15 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°
Mass
2,655 kg
Operator
GUKOS
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Zenit-6
Programme
Zenit-6
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 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.
Life in orbit
15 daysAlso ended on 22 Jul 1981
6 entriesFrom the same launch
1981-064
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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