Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 19, 1981, 03:49
- Launch designation
- 1981-046
- Mission
- Tselina-D
- Flight name
- Kosmos-1271
- Vehicle flight ID
- 78017 -355
- Year
- Launches in 1981
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 777 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.8 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos-1271 | 1981-046ANORAD 12464 | Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe Upravleniye | Signals intelligence | 1,750 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 3, 2013 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.