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Entry no.
1981-0495

COSMOS 1298

COSMOS 1298 (NORAD 12776) landed on 2 October 1981, after 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
12776
International designator
1981-080A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
21 Aug 1981Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
2 Oct 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month42 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
64.9°N to 64.9°SFinal inclination 64.9°
Mass
2,886 kg
Operator
TsSKB
Built by
TsSKB
Bus
Yantar'-4K2
Programme
Kobal't

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 64.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.9°N and 64.9°S.

Life in orbit

1 month

COSMOS 1298’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 2 Oct 1981

1 entry
1981-0496SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1981-080
1981-0421SL-4 R/B
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