Norad ID: 12078
| Spacetrack Directory Name | COSMOS 1223 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
| Starting point | PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia) |
| Perigee | 5519 km |
| Apogee | 34820 km |
COSMOS 1223, 12078 is a payload satellite owned by PVO (CIS) in HEO that was launched on Thu, 27 Nov 1980 UTC via an MOLNIYA 8K78M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). 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.
satellite COSMOS 1223 Date of exalting 27.11.1980y.