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COSMOS 1274 (12495)
COSPAR: 1981-052A | Alt Name: Kosmos-1274
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
June 3, 1981
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC41/1
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-U
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
12495
International Designator
1981-052A
Decay Date
7/3/1981
Basic Satellite Info
Name
COSMOS 1274
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1274
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
GUKOS
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
COSMOS 1274 (also known as Kosmos-1274) is a reconnaissance satellite launched by the Soviet Union on June 3, 1981, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using a Soyuz-U launch vehicle. The spacecraft has a bus configuration of Yantar'-2K and carries a Zhemchug-4 camera for photo-reconnaissance purposes with film return capability. It features a cone + cylindrical shape measuring 6.3 meters in length, 2.7 meters in diameter, and spans 6.3 meters with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power. The satellite has a dry mass of 2886 kg, identical to its launch mass, and was manufactured by TSSKB under the ownership of GUKOS (Main Directorate of Space Systems). Its mission duration was 30 days.
Physical Characteristics
Length
6.3
Diameter
2.7
Span
6.3
Dry Mass
2886
Launch Mass
2886
Shape
Cone + Cyl
Radar Cross Section
57.24
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Feniks No. 19L (942)
Purpose
Reconnaissance, photo (film return type)
Mission
Reconnaissance, photo (film return type)
Manufacturer
TSSKB
Life Expectancy
30 days
Bus
Yantar'-2K
Configuration
Yantar Bus, main reentry module, 2 small reentry capsules
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Zhemchug-4 camera
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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