COSMOS 1224 (12084)

COSPAR: 1980-096A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1224

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

December 1, 1980

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC43/3

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

12084

International Designator

1980-096A

Decay Date

12/15/1980

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 1224

Alternative Name

Kosmos-1224

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

GUKOSR

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 1224, also known as Kosmos-1224, is a satellite launched on December 1, 1980, from the PLMSC LC43/3 launch pad using a Soyuz-U launch vehicle by GUKOSR. The spacecraft, manufactured by TSSKB and part of the Zenit-6 bus series, has dimensions of 6 meters in length with a diameter of 2.2 meters and a span of 6 meters. It carried an Argon No. 24L payload and had a launch mass as well as dry mass of 2655 kilograms. The satellite's shape is described as a sphere with a DCone attachment, and it was launched by the Soviet Union (SU).

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. 24L

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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