In orbitDebris

COSMOS 1980 DEB

NORAD: 20301
COSPAR: 1988-102J

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Spacecraft

Owner: Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S20301, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1988-11-23
Rocket: Zenit-2
Flight: Kosmos-1980
Mission name: Tselina-2
Launch site: NIIP-5, LC45/1
Launched by: Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1988-102

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1988-102, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1988-11-23
Period: 101.8 min
Inclination: 71.00°
Apogee: 857 km
Perigee: 831 km
Radar cross-section: 0.095 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: COSMOS 1980 (NORAD 19649)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris7 in total, 5 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit