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Cosmos 1206
Cosmos 1206 was launched on August 15, 1980 aboard a Vostok 8A92M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 13, 2002).
COSPAR 1980-069ANORAD 11932Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-1206
- Common name
- Cosmos 1206
- Payload designation
- Ikar No. 21L
- Other names
- Tselina-D No. 21L:P,11F619 No. 670-67-421:RA
- International designator
- 1980-069A
- NORAD catalog number
- 11932
- GCAT identifier
- S11932
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/043
Mission
- Mission type
- Signals intelligence
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Tselina-D
- Owner
- GRU
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Southern State Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- Tselina-D
Launch
- Date
- August 15, 1980 · 05:34 UTC
- Launch record
- 1980-069Success
- Rocket
- Vostok 8A92M
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC43/3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/I
- Perigee
- 628 km
- Apogee
- 631 km
- Inclination
- 81.21°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- January 13, 2002
- Last known active
- 1982
- End of operations
- 1982
Size
- Mass
- 1,750 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,750 kg
- Length
- 3.2 m
- Diameter
- 1.30 m
- Span
- 13.1 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753161 (CC0).