In orbitDebris

COSMOS 1247 DEB

NORAD: 12992
COSPAR: 1981-016H

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Spacecraft

Owner: Main Space Forces Directorate

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S12992, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1981-02-19
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M 2BL
Flight: Kosmos-1247
Mission name: Oko
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC16/2
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1981-016

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1981-016, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1981-02-19
Period: 711.0 min
Inclination: 68.75°
Apogee: 36,420 km
Perigee: 3,601 km
Radar cross-section: 0.3658 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: COSMOS 1247 (NORAD 12303)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris9 in total, 6 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 1 still in orbit