Cosmos 1242

Russia

Spacecraft nº:

Russia satellite nº:

Launch data:

Designation	12154 / 81008A
Launch date	27 Jan 1981 - 14:58 UT
Launch site	Pl
Launch vehicle	Vostok-2M (8A92M)
Mission	Area survey SIGINT (ELINT sat)
Satellite type	Tselina-D (#28)
Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	625 x 653 km
Inclination	81.1°
Period	min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Platform
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Dimension
Basic shape
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power

Decay:

Re-entered date:	08 May 2014
Lifetime:	days

Ref.: #3(SD499), #5a, #228 - update: 16.01.15