2026-244Latest orbital launch: Falcon 9 · Starlink Group 15-16 · Oct 27, 2026 · VandenbergLaunch record →
sci-techmaventhe history of spaceflight, in data
  1. Home
  2. Spacecraft
  3. Kosmos 1214
// optical imaging · 1980

Kosmos 1214

Satellite. Kosmos 1214 was launched on October 10, 1980 aboard a Soyuz-U from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Oct 23, 1980).

COSPAR 1980-082ANORAD 12008Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-1214
Common name
Kosmos 1214
Payload designation
Gerakl' No. 120L
Other names
Zenit-4MKM No. 120L:P,11F692M No. 760-47-760:RA
International designator
1980-082A
NORAD catalog number
12008
GCAT identifier
S12008
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/043

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
Zenit-4MKM
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Central Specialized Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Zenit-4MK

Launch

Date
October 10, 1980 · 13:10 UTC
Launch record
1980-082Success
Rocket
Soyuz-U
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
170 km
Apogee
338 km
Inclination
67.16°
Status
Landed
Status date
October 23, 1980
Last known active
Oct 23, 1980
End of operations
Oct 23, 1980

Size

Mass
2,400 kg
Dry mass
2,400 kg
Total mass with attached objects
6,100 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 Q10940040 (CC0).