Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- January 27, 1981, 14:58
- Launch designation
- 1981-008
- Mission
- Tselina-D
- Flight name
- Kosmos-1242
- Vehicle flight ID
- 78017 -354
- Year
- Launches in 1981
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 701 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.8 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos-1242 | 1981-008ANORAD 12154 | Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe Upravleniye | Signals intelligence | 1,750 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 8, 2014 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.