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Cosmos 1281
Cosmos 1281 was launched on July 7, 1981 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Jul 21, 1981).
COSPAR 1981-064ANORAD 12583Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-1281
- Common name
- Cosmos 1281
- Payload designation
- Argon No. 35L
- Other names
- :C,:RD,Zenit-6 No. 35L:RC,11F645 No. 77023-475:RB
- International designator
- 1981-064A
- NORAD catalog number
- 12583
- GCAT identifier
- S12583
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/057
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Zenit-6
- Owner
- GUKOS
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Central Specialized Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- Zenit-6
Launch
- Date
- July 7, 1981 · 12:30 UTC
- Launch record
- 1981-064Success
- Rocket
- Soyuz-U
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC43/3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 356 km
- Apogee
- 414 km
- Inclination
- 72.84°
- Status
- Landed
- Status date
- July 21, 1981
- Last known active
- Jul 21, 1981
- End of operations
- Jul 21, 1981
Size
- Mass
- 2,655 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,655 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 6,300 kg
- Length
- 6.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.20 m
- Span
- 6.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753200 (CC0).