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Cosmos 1305
Cosmos 1305 was launched on September 11, 1981 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1981-088ANORAD 12818Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-1305
- Common name
- Cosmos 1305
- Payload designation
- Molniya-3 No. 28L
- Other names
- 11F637 No. 800-27-8-00:RA
- International designator
- 1981-088A
- NORAD catalog number
- 12818
- GCAT identifier
- S12818
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/062
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Molniya-3
- Owner
- NPO PM
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- NPO Applied Mechanics
- Platform (bus)
- Molniya-3
Launch
- Date
- September 11, 1981 · 08:43 UTC
- Launch record
- 1981-088Success
- Rocket
- Molniya 8K78M
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC43/3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- MEO
- Perigee
- 628 km
- Apogee
- 13,859 km
- Inclination
- 62.87°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Dec 3, 1981
- End of operations
- Dec 3, 1981
Size
- Mass
- 1,750 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,700 kg
- Length
- 3.6 m
- Diameter
- 1.60 m
- Span
- 8.1 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907354 (CC0).