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COSMOS 1232 (12111)
COSPAR: 1980-102E | Alt Name: Kosmos-1232
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Launch Details
Launch Date
December 23, 1980
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC132/1
Launch Vehicle
Kosmos 11K65M
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
12111
International Designator
1980-102E
Epoch
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Inclination
74.00°
Right Ascension
0.39°
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Argument of Perigee
67.27°
Period
114.62 min
Mean Motion
12.56 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 1232
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1232
Type
Payload
Status
Unknown
Owner
GUKOSR
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 12111U 80102E 26185.20613706 -.00000016 00000-0 -15857-5 0 9994
2 12111 73.9950 0.3850 0032664 67.2669 107.4213 12.56332285 87936
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Summary
COSMOS 1232 (also known as Kosmos-1232) is a military communication satellite launched on December 23, 1980, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using a Kosmos 11K65M launch vehicle. The satellite was manufactured by NPOPM and had dimensions of 0.8 meters in length, diameter, and span. It weighed 60 kilograms at launch and operated for about six months. Equipped with solar cells and batteries for power supply, COSMOS 1232's mission was to provide military communication services. The satellite is identified by the NORAD catalog number 12111 and has a radar cross-section of 0.666 square meters. It is owned by GUKOSR (Main Command of Space Forces of USSR) and its payload includes Strela-1M Blok 26 No. 5.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.8
Diameter
0.8
Span
0.8
Dry Mass
60
Launch Mass
60
Shape
Poly
Radar Cross Section
0.666
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Strela-1M Blok 26 No. 5
Purpose
Military Communication
Mission
Military Communication
Manufacturer
NPOPM
Life Expectancy
6 months
Bus
Strela-1 11F625
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
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