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Kosmos 1241
Soviet satellite. Kosmos 1241 was launched on January 21, 1981 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1981-006ANORAD 12149Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Kosmos-1241
- Common name
- Kosmos 1241
- Payload designation
- Lira No. 9?
- Other names
- DS-P1-M:P
- International designator
- 1981-006A
- NORAD catalog number
- 12149
- GCAT identifier
- S12149
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/046
Mission
- Mission type
- Target
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Lira
- Owner
- PKO
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- Southern State Design Bureau
- Platform (bus)
- Romb
Launch
- Date
- January 21, 1981 · 08:29 UTC
- Launch record
- 1981-006Success
- Rocket
- Kosmos 11K65M
- Spaceport
- Plesetsk · pad LC132/1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/I
- Perigee
- 975 km
- Apogee
- 1,010 km
- Inclination
- 65.83°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- 1983
- End of operations
- 1983
Size
- Mass
- 1,045 kg
- Dry mass
- 925 kg
- Length
- 2.5 m
- Diameter
- 1.80 m
- Span
- 23.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q51533 (CC0).