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Cosmos 1218
Cosmos 1218 was launched on October 30, 1980 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Dec 12, 1980).
COSPAR 1980-086ANORAD 12039Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-1218
- Common name
- Cosmos 1218
- Payload designation
- Yantar'-4K1 No. 3L
- Other names
- 11F693 No. Yo15000-03:RA
- International designator
- 1980-086A
- NORAD catalog number
- 12039
- GCAT identifier
- S12039
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/043
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Oktan
- Owner
- TsSKB
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Central Specialized Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- Yantar'-4K1
Launch
- Date
- October 30, 1980 · 10:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 1980-086Success
- Rocket
- Soyuz-U
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC31
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 169 km
- Apogee
- 343 km
- Inclination
- 64.89°
- Status
- Landed
- Status date
- December 12, 1980
- Last known active
- Dec 12, 1980
- End of operations
- Dec 12, 1980
Size
- Mass
- 2,886 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,886 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 6,600 kg
- Length
- 6.3 m
- Diameter
- 2.70 m
- Span
- 6.3 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753188 (CC0).