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Entry no.
1981-0488

COSMOS 1307

COSMOS 1307 (NORAD 12830) landed on 28 September 1981, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12830
International designator
1981-090A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
15 Sep 1981Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
28 Sep 1981UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 29 Sep 1981
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
72.9°N to 72.9°SFinal inclination 72.9°
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 72.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.9°N and 72.9°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

From the same launch

1981-090
1981-0479SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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