COSMOS 1246

12301
Spacetrack Directory Number
1981-02-18
Orbit launches
1981-03-13
23 Days in orbit


Satellite information COSMOS 1246

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 1246
Orbit launches 1981-02-18
Deorbitation date 1981-03-13
Days in orbit 23
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)

Additional information COSMOS 1246

COSMOS 1246, 12301 was a payload satellite owned by TsSKB (CIS) that was launched on Wed, 18 Feb 1981 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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