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Cosmos 1312
Cosmos 1312 was launched on September 30, 1981 aboard a Tsiklon-3 from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1981-098ANORAD 12879Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-1312
- Common name
- Cosmos 1312
- Payload designation
- Musson No. 12
- Other names
- Geo-IK No. 12L:P,11F666 No. 800-59-1-12:RA
- International designator
- 1981-098A
- NORAD catalog number
- 12879
- GCAT identifier
- S12879
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/062
Mission
- Mission type
- Geodesy
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Musson
- Owner
- NPO PM
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- NPO Applied Mechanics
- Platform (bus)
- KAUR-1 11F666
Launch
- Date
- September 30, 1981 · 08:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 1981-098Success
- Rocket
- Tsiklon-3
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC32/1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/I
- Perigee
- 1,492 km
- Apogee
- 1,502 km
- Inclination
- 82.60°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- 1983
- End of operations
- 1983
Size
- Mass
- 1,588 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,588 kg
- Length
- 5.8 m
- Diameter
- 2.40 m
- Span
- 17.8 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12907356 (CC0).