In orbitDebris

COSMOS 1275 DEB

NORAD: 42221
COSPAR: 1981-053UM

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Spacecraft

Owner: Main Space Forces Directorate

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S42221, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1981-06-04
Rocket: Kosmos 11K65M
Flight: Kosmos-1275
Mission name: Parus
Launch site: NIIP-53, LC132/2
Launched by: Strategic Rocket Forces
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1981-053

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1981-053, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: CIS
Launch date: 1981-06-04
Period: 104.3 min
Inclination: 82.90°
Apogee: 1,021 km
Perigee: 906 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0118 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: COSMOS 1275 (NORAD 12504)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris478 in total, 399 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit