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Cosmos 1181

Cosmos 1181 was launched on May 20, 1980 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1980-039ANORAD 11803Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1181
Common name
Cosmos 1181
Payload designation
Parus
Other names
Tsiklon-B [No. 24]:JP
International designator
1980-039A
NORAD catalog number
11803
GCAT identifier
S11803
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/039

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
Parus
Owner
VMF
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Omsk Aviation Plant
Platform (bus)
KAUR-1 11F627

Launch

Date
May 20, 1980 · 09:21 UTC
Launch record
1980-039Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
973 km
Apogee
1,007 km
Inclination
82.95°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1982
End of operations
1982

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
800 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.10 m
Span
17.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753144 (CC0).