COSMOS 1218

12039
Spacetrack Directory Number
1980-10-30
Orbit launches
1980-12-12
43 Days in orbit


Satellite information COSMOS 1218

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 1218
Orbit launches 1980-10-30
Deorbitation date 1980-12-12
Days in orbit 43
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)

Additional information COSMOS 1218

COSMOS 1218, 12039 was a payload satellite owned by TsSKB (CIS) that was launched on Thu, 30 Oct 1980 UTC via a SOYUZ-U launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.



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