In orbitDebris

COSMOS 1285 DEB

NORAD: 27798
COSPAR: 1981-071M

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Spacecraft

Owner: Strategic Rocket Forces

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S27798, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1981-08-04
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M 2BL
Flight: Kosmos-1285
Mission name: Oko
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC16/2
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1981-071

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1981-071, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1981-08-04
Period: 726.7 min
Inclination: 69.74°
Apogee: 35,123 km
Perigee: 5,668 km
Radar cross-section: 0.02 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: COSMOS 1285 (NORAD 12627)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris25 in total, 24 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 1 still in orbit