COSMOS 1200 (11884)

COSPAR: 1980-059A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1200

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

July 9, 1980

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC41/1

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

11884

International Designator

1980-059A

Decay Date

7/23/1980

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1200

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1200

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

GUKOSR

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

The COSMOS 1200 satellite, also known as Kosmos-1200, was launched on July 9, 1980, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC41/1 using a Soyuz-U launch vehicle by GUKOSR. The satellite is of Zenit-6 configuration with a shape described as Sphere + DCone, measuring 6 meters in length and 2.2 meters in diameter. It has a dry mass of 2655 kilograms and was manufactured by TSSKB. Its payload includes the Argon No. 22L equipment for its mission purposes, though specific details about its purpose are not provided. The satellite is owned by GUKOSR (the Russian Ministry of Defense) and has no additional information on major events or transmission frequencies associated with it.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

2.2

Span

Dry Mass

2655

Launch Mass

2655

Shape

Sphere + DCone

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Argon No. 22L

Purpose

Unknown

Mission

Unknown

Manufacturer

TSSKB

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Zenit-6

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Unknown

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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