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Entry no.
1981-0518
COSMOS 1313
COSMOS 1313 (NORAD 12881) landed on 15 October 1981, after 14 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12881
International designator
1981-099A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
1 Oct 1981Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
15 Oct 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
70.3°N to 70.3°SFinal inclination 70.3°
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 70.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.3°N and 70.3°S.
Life in orbit
14 daysAlso ended on 15 Oct 1981
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1981-099
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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