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Entry no.
1981-0398

COSMOS 1284

COSMOS 1284 (NORAD 12614) landed on 12 August 1981, after 14 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12614
International designator
1981-068A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
29 Jul 1981Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
12 Aug 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
2,655 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 82.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°S.

Life in orbit

14 days

Also ended on 12 Aug 1981

1 entry
1981-0397COSMOS 1167 DEB

From the same launch

1981-068
1981-0382SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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