Kosmos 1223

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1223 was launched on November 27, 1980 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1980-095ANORAD 12078Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1223
Common name: Kosmos 1223
Payload designation: Oko 5V95 No. 6004
Other names: 5V95 No. 523-46-350:RA
International designator: 1980-095A
NORAD catalog number: 12078
GCAT identifier: S12078
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/045

Mission

Mission type: Missile early warning
Use: Defense
Program: Oko D
Owner: PVO
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus): Oko

Launch

Date: November 27, 1980 · 21:37 UTC
Launch record: 1980-095Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC41/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 664 km
Apogee: 39,697 km
Inclination: 62.96°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Aug 4, 1982
End of operations: Aug 4, 1982

Size

Mass: 1,250 kg
Dry mass: 1,150 kg
Length: 4.0 m
Diameter: 2.00 m
Span: 5.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3400852 (CC0).