Launch Date
August 4, 1981
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC16/2
Launch Vehicle
Molniya 8K78M
NORAD ID
12627
International Designator
1981-071A
Epoch
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:19:36 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
68.63°
Right Ascension
90.92°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
351.87°
Period
727.06 min
Mean Motion
1.98 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Velocity
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Name
COSMOS 1285
Alternative Name
Kosmos-1285
Type
Status
Owner
PVO
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 12627U 81071A 26184.68027802 .00000509 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 12627 68.6283 90.9164 5992620 351.8684 225.4214 1.98057600246828
Source: Celestrak
Length
4
Diameter
2
Span
5
Dry Mass
1150
Launch Mass
1250
Shape
Cyl + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
7.6113
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Oko 5V95 No. 5006
Purpose
Early warning
Mission
Early warning
Manufacturer
NPOL/KOMET
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Oko
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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