Kosmos 1267

Uncrewed TKS spacecraft. Kosmos 1267 was launched on April 25, 1981 aboard a Proton-K from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Jun 19, 1981).

COSPAR 1981-039ANORAD 12419Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1267
Common name: Kosmos 1267
Payload designation: TKS No. 163-01
International designator: 1981-039A
NORAD catalog number: 12419
GCAT identifier: S12419
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/050

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: TKS
Owner: ZIKh
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)
Platform (bus): 77KS

Launch

Date: April 25, 1981 · 02:01 UTC
Launch record: 1981-039Success
Rocket: Proton-K
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC200/39

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 257 km
Apogee: 277 km
Inclination: 51.58°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: June 19, 1981
Last known active: Jul 29, 1982
End of operations: Jul 29, 1982

Size

Mass: 14.8 t
Dry mass: 14.0 t
Total mass with attached objects: 19.0 t
Length: 13.0 m
Diameter: 4.20 m
Span: 13.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q286967 (CC0).